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Q: How many drones are we bombing ISIS with? A: That's secret, mmkay

Roland6 Silver badge

Re: Interesting stuff

>There is nothing at risk except the cost of the drone. That makes the decision of when and where to intervene merely an accounting exercise.

Problem is that drones don't solve the real problems, firstly: who and what to target? and secondly: winning the peace, both of which seem to have been overlooked to varying degrees in the various Gulf wars that the US and UK have got into in recent times.

So actually "sending in the drones" is a way of being seen to do something, but not actually having to commit to any real action or outcome.

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