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Old 07-17-2015, 02:42 PM   #69 (permalink)
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how? i said when people die anywhere, it's saddening. but yes, i do get more emotional when it happens in my home? doesn't mean i don't care when it happens anywhere else? i meant people generally seem to show no interest at all to death in pakistan caused by drones.
Do I like the idea of America being all imperial and launching strikes into a sovereign nation's territory? No. But I have a friend in the military, and if a drone strike means he doesn't die, then sorry, but I'm siding with my buddy.

Granted, he's in the Coast Guard, but the principle remains the same.
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