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tater · 11-01-10, 04:29 PM

That is weak, sorry.

The CIA drone pilot is not on the battlefield. The purpose of uniforms and rank, etc, is to distinguish combatants from noncombatants to minimize harm to the latter. The DRONE, OTOH, was certainly wearing a "uniform" that positively IDed it as an asset of the US, clearly distinguishing it from, say, an airliner. The DRONE is the combatant. Claiming the operator needed a uniform is like claiming that an infantryman's BRAIN should wear a uniform inside his skull.

What is on the BATTLEFIELD is what matters. being out of uniform in Virginia, has exactly zero bearing on the rules of war, and their purpose.

11-01-10, 04:29 PM	#2
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	That is weak, sorry. The CIA drone pilot is not on the battlefield. The purpose of uniforms and rank, etc, is to distinguish combatants from noncombatants to minimize harm to the latter. The DRONE, OTOH, was certainly wearing a "uniform" that positively IDed it as an asset of the US, clearly distinguishing it from, say, an airliner. The DRONE is the combatant. Claiming the operator needed a uniform is like claiming that an infantryman's BRAIN should wear a uniform inside his skull. What is on the BATTLEFIELD is what matters. being out of uniform in Virginia, has exactly zero bearing on the rules of war, and their purpose.