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by grcshlep 2959 days ago
I'm thinking that they have a problem with the military, period, and don't think soldiers should have been in Iraq etc in the first place. Its an issue of trust.

And then you have the argument that if you reduce the human cost of wars, you make wars more likely.

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> the argument that if you reduce the human cost of wars, you make wars more likely

Very good point! Drone attacks make the operators into drones themselves, detached from feeling the consequences of their actions.

It's not clear that cost is even being reduced. PTSD rates in drone operators are roughly equivalent to those who fly manned combat missions [1].

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/23/us/drone-pilots-found-to-...