tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post9050497102164182488..comments2023-10-29T05:29:58.599-04:00Comments on Right-Side-of-Lowell: Limits To Drone StrikesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post-79839511780258801672013-02-11T07:42:46.849-05:002013-02-11T07:42:46.849-05:00I am not certain that the hue and cry over the dro...I am not certain that the hue and cry over the drone policy is focused on the American who has gone over to the bad guys. To be sure, that has been expressed, but I think the real fear that isn't expressed is the employment of drones to control/subject a population set of citizens for political purposes. I think that is a growing fear in a society that is growing more fearful of political domination with each passing week....or perhaps day. When Big Sista makes comments about ex-military personnel being potential domestic terrorists, the sorting would seem to have already begun. Many Democrats seem to feel, judging by their expressions, that conservatives are enemies of the State and therefore should be put away. I hear this quite frequently in this and other blogs, as well as the media. One wonders if the interment of an entire class of American citizens is not possible given a "mandate" from the electorate. The argument can and will be made that our system has enough checks and balances that it could never happen. It would be too difficult to bring about. I would respond readily that in decades past, that would be somewhat true. Today, technology provides the "proof" and the "process" by which Americans can suddenly be stripped of their rights and locked away indefinitely and incommunicado....or simply disappear. Does vigorous and vociferous opposition to a political status quo constitute a clear and present threat to national security, thus rendering those in the opposition "enemies of the state?" But perhaps, more importantly, are those people enemies of the state....or are they enemies of a political agenda? <br /><br />When a sitting President declares in a speech the intent and encouragement for "all out war" against his opposition, one has to wonder about what limits, if any, that warfare may possess. History would suggest that in far too many instances, there have been no limits.<br /><br />I think THAT is the basis for the current expressed concerns about drones.....and other aspects of our current Federal state. Nealnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post-85945259807484903902013-02-10T23:28:05.370-05:002013-02-10T23:28:05.370-05:00I like the line, "a drone has a serial number...I like the line, "a drone has a serial number". I think someone with the supply train for the enemy forces counts as an enemy combatant, even if an American. An American passport should grant no immunity. What about an American Reporter? If collateral damage it is unfortunate, but they should definitely not be targetted.<br /><br />Reards — CliffC R Kriegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10563658418464959198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post-45875617085409322622013-02-10T23:23:07.105-05:002013-02-10T23:23:07.105-05:00Here is an "over the transept" comment f...Here is an "over the transept" comment from someone here in Lowell:<br /><br />"Are you saying that only enemies with gun in hand are valid targets? If they get Intel on a suspected mark, they have to act immediately. The Fatwah against America shows no regard for innocent beings. Why afford them any greater regard. I am 100% pro drone use as it is low risk and highly effective....a human life is irreplaceable ...a drone has a serial number...."C R Kriegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10563658418464959198noreply@blogger.com