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i mean mon ami drones were employed heavily in Afghanistan

just not DJI suicide drones, and not on the squad level

in 2006 those would have been great but the tech wasn't there the way it is in 2026.

but in 2016 the US had eyes on everything. the difference is that the US had an occupation -- hearts & minds -- and couldn't just JDAM everything that moves, which is the SOP in Ukraine