“I dont care which tanker wins, I just need a new tanker.“
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British badasses just massacring terrorists in Iraq
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I was just thinking. With so much V22 Osprey coverage, why do something that is Osprey vs. “compound helicopter” like the X-49 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piasecki_X-49)
It is amazing how far robotic technology has come.
The interesting thing to note is that it takes years for a human to become this proficient.
Once a robot has learned how to control a vehicle, it takes what seems like infinitely less time for another robot to adopt the same skills.
“American first guy”
puh-leeze. Can you say “non-native speaker” ?
From the link: “The SAS is part of a highly secretive unit called ‘Task Force Black’ which also includes Delta Force”
That has to be the ultimate kick-ass group. I can imagine there are some truly incredible stories we’ll never hear resulting from the combined SAS and Delta Force missions. Brave men.
Nice, but “taking terrorists off the street” is in other contexts known as a “death squad” (see: El Salvador, Guatemala, Colombia, subsequent social/political/legal system disasters thereof). also, ya think these guys and their flawless Arabic/cultural knowledge are 100% accurate when they pick a target?
The price of freedom!! yay! kill ‘em all, etc.
pjk: to answer your question, no one is 100% accurate. Not in war. And especially not in an urban war.
‘Kill em all?’ Terrorists — hell yes. Civilians, hell no. And yes, there is a difference.
Though nice thing about being a member of the civilized west is that we at least make the effort to keep it above the belt.
The other guys? Forgeddaboutit.