Cephus
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That was the point I thought I was making. Killing a terrorist no issues- the problem we have seen in Yemen is that collateral damage leads to recruitment.
Problem is the family travels with them. Review the drone attacks in Yemen and Pakistan as an example. Causes more problems on average than problems solved
The US has spent a lot of money in Yemen which is going thru a civil war. Both sides trying to take power are in a long running conflict with AQ in Yemen.
Reason whey the West and the Sunni should provide training and weapons.
The underlying causes also need to be addressed. But that should not be a western problem. Leave it to Saudi, Qatar, UAE and such to pay for all training and weapons.
Trying to instil western values on a medevil society ain't gonna work.
The point here isn't to kill them after they've already attacked, it's to prevent an attack in the first place. If we let them know that, should they attack, there will be severe consequences, define the consequences clearly and be willing to carry out the consequences, maybe we can prevent some of the attacks. We aren't going to instill western values but we certainly can instill some good old fashioned human fear into them.