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KLAMarine on 24 April 2017
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Eagle367 said:
KLAMarine said:

Troubling reads, I must say. However, I don't recall any portions in these articles detailing the exact criteria used for drone strikes.

Also, something that caught my eye: "Most security experts still believe that drones, which allow a scene to be watched for hours or days through video feeds, still offer at least the chance of greater accuracy than other means of killing terrorists. By most accounts, conventional airstrikes and ground invasions kill a higher proportion of noncombatants. But without detailed, reliable, on-the-ground intelligence, experience has shown, drones make it possible to precisely kill the wrong people."

Sounds like if militants are to be taken out, drone strikes, as imperfect as they can be, are the way to go.

I'm no lawyer but you may be right. Still, I think this matter is best left up to international courts and I think, in my legally-untrained opinion, combatants crossing the border into Pakistan are also guilty of breaking the law. Does the Pakistan Army make an effort to engage militants crossing into the country?

Yes heavily. The Pakistani military is fighting terrorists each day every day. The delicacy and area of the border make it more difficult to manage than the most tense borders out there. The Pakistani army is doing a much better job than US or the afghan military at the very least. But if the production of terrorists don't stop, there's not much the army can do than keep fighting. And the interenational courts will never hold the US accountable for its multitude of war crimes and law abuses. You should know that as well as I do. hell any country that has the power to veto is very unlikely to face any international trials. Pakistan and all of the countries west of it in Asia will cease to exist before the USA is held accountable for anything. So it is not best left upto the international courts. The people should educate themselves and raise their voices over the atrocities and if they fail to do so the USA will continue on its merry way. Do you honestly think the american elites care for human decency or the trials of the victims in the countries they attack or even the soldiers they send their to fight for their selfish needs?

Eagle, I'm still looking for the criteria used when the US calls for drone strikes.

Also, I'd appreciate your thoughts on the following: "Most security experts still believe that drones, which allow a scene to be watched for hours or days through video feeds, still offer at least the chance of greater accuracy than other means of killing terrorists. By most accounts, conventional airstrikes and ground invasions kill a higher proportion of noncombatants."