2 U.S. troops killed by 'friendly fire' in Afghanistan - Polidicks

When all they have to go by is this. [img]http://www.7b.org/nightvision/1_t14_WH_thermal%20image.gif[/img] While they are sitting in their posts doing this. [IMG]http://i53.tinypic.com/24wevl0.jpg[/IMG] You're obviously going to have mistakes.

You would think with a huge defense budget, we would be able to place video equipment that has greater resolution than a camera on a cell phone...

[QUOTE=Bad)-(and;29135248]What about the dozens of ANA and Afghan police that have been killed from drone strikes?[/QUOTE] You have any proof of your accusations? I'd settle for a news story that suggests it happened.

[QUOTE=SomeGuest;29136707]When all they have to go by is this. [img_thumb]http://www.7b.org/nightvision/1_t14_WH_thermal%20image.gif[/img_thumb] While they are sitting in their posts doing this. [img_thumb]http://i53.tinypic.com/24wevl0.jpg[/img_thumb] You're obviously going to have mistakes.[/QUOTE] Yeah yeah sure man [media]http://www.offshore-technology.com/features/feature_images/feature60673/4-uav-control-room.jpg[/media] You're also acting like this has happened before, when was the last time you heard about friendly fire on coalition soldiers from Drones?

i dont get why we keep specifying drones exactly, they're human controlled and friendly fire accidents HAVE happened before, so what does it matter if it's a drone or a jet if it's a human controlling both

[QUOTE=SomeGuest;29136707]When all they have to go by is this. [img_thumb]http://www.7b.org/nightvision/1_t14_WH_thermal%20image.gif[/img_thumb] While they are sitting in their posts doing this. [img_thumb]http://i53.tinypic.com/24wevl0.jpg[/img_thumb] You're obviously going to have mistakes.[/QUOTE] No, they go by this: [img]http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/76024783.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF87892102A727B1636DE2E632F1225BF1C4FD1807732DFF6F0F60ADE8D5DB9CB44CD781[/img] And the highly trained air force personnel are at their base with this thing: [img]http://votingfemale.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/mq-9-reaper-pilots.jpg[/img] Don't talk out your ass. These people are highly trained, and it also takes two to pilot these things. They are thousands of miles away. Do not slight what these people have to do.

[QUOTE=JerryK;29137560]i dont get why we keep specifying drones exactly, they're human controlled and friendly fire accidents HAVE happened before, so what does it matter if it's a drone or a jet if it's a human controlling both[/QUOTE] The drone pilots are in Virginia and Arizona.

[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;29136748]You would think with a huge defense budget, we would be able to place video equipment that has greater resolution than a camera on a cell phone...[/QUOTE] Think of how high up a drone is. Now think about placing a camera on a drone that has to survive being flown/landed.

[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;29137408]Yeah yeah sure man [media]http://www.offshore-technology.com/features/feature_images/feature60673/4-uav-control-room.jpg[/media] You're also acting like this has happened before, when was the last time you heard about friendly fire on coalition soldiers from Drones?[/QUOTE] This has happened before, civilian casualties, or allied military. The fact that we went this long without killing our troops is a miracle. Well.. first time it's ever been public anyway. [editline]12th April 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=SKEEA;29137582]No, they go by this: [img_thumb]http://cache2.asset-cache.net/xc/76024783.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF87892102A727B1636DE2E632F1225BF1C4FD1807732DFF6F0F60ADE8D5DB9CB44CD781[/img_thumb] And the highly trained air force personnel are at their base with this thing: [img_thumb]http://votingfemale.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/mq-9-reaper-pilots.jpg[/img_thumb] Don't talk out your ass. These people are highly trained, and it also takes two to pilot these things. They are thousands of miles away. Do not slight what these people have to do.[/QUOTE] And then they go and make mistakes like this? Tsk tsk..

[QUOTE=Ridge;29137369]You have any proof of your accusations? I'd settle for a news story that suggests it happened.[/QUOTE] [url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/08/21/us-afghanistan-attack-idUSTRE67K0VY20100821]Reuters[/url] [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8522614.stm]BBC News[/url] Ofcourse. If you were to take into account the number of civilians that have been killed in drone strikes. The number would be substantially higher. This just makes the news because they were US soldiers. I'm not trying to suggest their deaths are any less tragic, but it's true.

[QUOTE=Ridge;29137590]The drone pilots are in Virginia and Arizona.[/QUOTE] so?

[img]http://i56.tinypic.com/fjp20w.png[/img] Oil. Not trolling, opinion.

Friendly fire is neither :smith:

Shoot everything that moves.

[QUOTE=Clunj;29137857][img_thumb]http://i56.tinypic.com/fjp20w.png[/img_thumb] Oil. Not trolling, opinion.[/QUOTE] And your opinion is terribly misinformed and makes you look like an idiot.