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US drone strikes may break international law: UN

The government of Pakistan has repeatly ask for intelligence from the U.S regarding where these people are so it can go and take them out themselves. These requests have largely fallen on death ears. Given that the ratio of civillian to terroist deaths in these attacks is 50 to 1 i think its fair to say this is a tactic that needs rethinking.

Well I would like to see a source on this for one. And for two if that is true, the reason would seem obvious, the ISI has been infiltrated at its highest levels of power and has tipped off these people when the intelligence was given to them, for example rogue elements within the ISI have tipped off the head of Pakistani Taliban one Baitullah Mehsud before Pakistani troops could take him out, in the end he had to be killed by a CIA drone attack. In fact the former head of the ISI helped to fund the 9-11 attacks.
 
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And which ones are harboring them? Or do you just have a "kill em all because they are sand ni**ers" attitude?



Wow! Just how offensive does one have to be? I don't see the line of thinking that would lead any normal person to come to this sort of conclusion.

It is a FACT that AQ and the Taliban are harbored in the largely lawless section of Pakistan, this is indisputable. The argument I was having was one, (not even with you, mind you) that this fretting over the loss of civilians that in in close proximity to the targets that must be taken out is a fools errand. And the best you can come up with is that I only take that stance because I am somehow racist? :shock::roll:

Get a clue man.


j-mac
 
Who cares what laws it's breaking as long as it's breaking some terrorist ass?
 
Well I would like to see a source on this for one. And for two if that is true, the reason would seem obvious, the ISI has been infiltrated at its highest levels of power and has tipped off these people when the intelligence was given to them, for example rogue elements within the ISI have tipped off the head of Pakistani Taliban one Baitullah Mehsud before Pakistani troops could take him out, in the end he had to be killed by a CIA drone attack. In fact the former head of the ISI helped to fund the 9-11 attacks.

See the section on the pakistani responce on the wikipedia article on U.S drone attacks that i posted earlyer.

There seams to be a consensus that ISI is heavily infiltrated by islamists, though its debateable how far up this goes. Even so how can simply telling the pakistani government where these people are make the situation any worse? The islamists already know where they are. Also why not help the ISI to route these people out/.
 
See the section on the pakistani responce on the wikipedia article on U.S drone attacks that i posted earlyer.

Well maybe if they haven't constantly tipped off the targets including even OBL then we would be more willing to share intel, but given the circumstances are unwillingness to share intel with an organization which has been infiltrated at the highest echelons by the enemy is IMHO entirely reasonable.

There seams to be a consensus that ISI is heavily infiltrated by islamists, though its debateable how far up this goes.

Not really they've been infiltrated at the highest echelons, as I said former head of the ISI funded the 9-11 attacks.

Even so how can simply telling the pakistani government where these people are make the situation any worse?

They tip them off that we know where they're at so they switch locations, that's how OBL dodged a hellfire strike in 1998.

The islamists already know where they are. Also why not help the ISI to route these people out/.

No they'll tip them off that WE know where they're at, so not only will the Pakistani military not be able to get them using the intel we give the ISI but we won't be able to get them either which is why it is far far better for us to get them ourselves.
 
Not really they've been infiltrated at the highest echelons, as I said former head of the ISI funded the 9-11 attacks.
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Can i have a source for that? I would have thought if it was that high the government would have cottend on.
 
Wow! Just how offensive does one have to be? I don't see the line of thinking that would lead any normal person to come to this sort of conclusion.

It is a FACT that AQ and the Taliban are harbored in the largely lawless section of Pakistan, this is indisputable. The argument I was having was one, (not even with you, mind you) that this fretting over the loss of civilians that in in close proximity to the targets that must be taken out is a fools errand. And the best you can come up with is that I only take that stance because I am somehow racist? :shock::roll:

Get a clue man.


j-mac

Its not that your racist. It's that thats just ignorant... and almost racist in its implications. Its that you really wanna win the war and dont care if a few little brown people get toasted at the same time apparently.

I remember an incident. The taliban captured some diesel gas tankers and was giving out gas. Some smart people decided to bomb the lot of them including civilians in queue to pick up some free gas. Killing dozens of mostly innocent people. Is this an example of what you think needs to be done? They got some taliban didnt they?
 
The taliban captured some diesel gas tankers and was giving out gas.

Giving out gas? These Taliban...they uh....they look out for the populace, care-givers more or less?
 
They were giving out free gas, I made no other implications.
What are you getting at?
 
They were giving out free gas, I made no other implications.
What are you getting at?

Here's what I was getting at:

I remember an incident. The taliban captured some diesel gas tankers and was giving out gas. Some smart people decided to bomb the lot of them including civilians in queue to pick up some free gas. Killing dozens of mostly innocent people

Cause this doesn't seem to jive with my memory in fact:

Probe reveals 30 civilians died in NATO fuel-truck bombing | France 24

Thirty civilians, along with 69 Taliban militants, died in a NATO bombing of a hijacked fuel truck in early September,

Seems to suggest more militants were killed than civilians and your opinion that the taliban was giving out free gas....
The strike was reportedly ordered by a German commander after Taliban militants hijacked two fuel trucks on a NATO supply route from Tajikistan.

When one of the trucks stalled in a river, the Taliban called on villagers to syphon away the fuel and civilians were gathered round the vehicles when the the bombs stuck, witnesses have said.

Giving away free gas? I was always taught there is no free gas and who are the smart people here. The Taliban "captured" truck gets stuck and you...out in the open now, go to syphon off the gas? With scores of Taliban all around you.........again...out in the open where you know drones and Nato/American air patrols rocket in all day and all night ESPECIALLY when they know a tanker that can be used to kill civilians elsewhere has been abducted.

As...these Cats do use truck bombs and gasoline..don't they?

No one claimed responsibility for Monday's bombing of a truck at a gas station in another area of the northwest.

Three children were among the seven people killed, and at least 15 were wounded, police said. Television footage showed bloodstained clothes and sandals scattered around the gas station in Charsada district, about 12 miles (20 kilometers) outside the main northwestern city of Peshawar.

Baitullah Mehsud Is Dead, Says Captured Taliban Spokesman Maulvi Umar

See the difference now SE102? The NATO pilots targeted a stolen truck that they assume will be used for a terror attack.....they target the Taliban that took the truck and the innocent are killed as they are in every conflict. The three children and many civilians I can link to countless of times where the Taliban planet bombs...the children ARE the TARGET.

Police officer Sifwat Ghayur said a timed explosive device had been loaded onto the truck in a package marked "medicine" without the driver's knowledge. The truck functioned as a taxi service between towns. Most of the dead were passengers.

A taxi service between towns........you sure yer lookin at things in the proper perspective, SE?
 
Are we planning to discuss the drone anymore? I don't want to be criticized for discussing the topic?
 
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Here's what I was getting at:



Cause this doesn't seem to jive with my memory in fact:

Probe reveals 30 civilians died in NATO fuel-truck bombing | France 24



Seems to suggest more militants were killed than civilians and your opinion that the taliban was giving out free gas....
The strike was reportedly ordered by a German commander after Taliban militants hijacked two fuel trucks on a NATO supply route from Tajikistan.



Giving away free gas? I was always taught there is no free gas and who are the smart people here. The Taliban "captured" truck gets stuck and you...out in the open now, go to syphon off the gas? With scores of Taliban all around you.........again...out in the open where you know drones and Nato/American air patrols rocket in all day and all night ESPECIALLY when they know a tanker that can be used to kill civilians elsewhere has been abducted.

As...these Cats do use truck bombs and gasoline..don't they?



Baitullah Mehsud Is Dead, Says Captured Taliban Spokesman Maulvi Umar

See the difference now SE102? The NATO pilots targeted a stolen truck that they assume will be used for a terror attack.....they target the Taliban that took the truck and the innocent are killed as they are in every conflict. The three children and many civilians I can link to countless of times where the Taliban planet bombs...the children ARE the TARGET.



A taxi service between towns........you sure yer lookin at things in the proper perspective, SE?



Ah yes.....The 'oldschool' way.....I love it! :rofl


j-mac
 
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