"I dont know that it matters (for my point) who defines other, or civilian, as
long as the metrics stay the same (so that #s and categorization
methods remains
the same)."
That's the point. Administrations changed. If Administrationsare
desciminating the information, are they using the same met
"The great thing about America is also one of it's weaknesses: You can
be a complete idiot, and still be very successful, in America."
Yes all hail George W. Bush.
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 12:13 PM, GMoney wrote:
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> The great thing about America is also one of it's weaknesses: You can be a
> co
That still depends on who provides the stats.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/115147268/Youth-Disrupted-Effects-of-U-S-Drone-Strikes-on-Children-in-Targeted-Areas
And your improvement is based on one attack in 2006 that killed so
many children. But is it accurate to say that it was a US Drone or
that
The great thing about America is also one of it's weaknesses: You can be a
complete idiot, and still be very successful, in America.
Means everyone has a chance...which is greatalso means a lot of morons
succeedwhich can have some not-so-great consequences.
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 11:09
Thank you Jerry, you managed to remind me of this classic Isaac Asimov quote:
"Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way
through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion
that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your
knowledge.'"
-- Isa
I dont know that it matters (for my point) who defines other, or civilian,
as long as the metrics stay the same (so that #s and categorization methods
remains the same).
The metrics are improving.
overall debate about categorization and counting methodologies is still
useful, as is comparison of
Yup, like say a 16 year old who did nothing wrong, - other..
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote:
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> "Since Obama took office, the drone program has gone WAY up, and the
> 'collateral'
> deaths (which is a horribly callous word for dead children) has gone WAY
> down."
>
>
"Since Obama took office, the drone program has gone WAY up, and the
'collateral'
deaths (which is a horribly callous word for dead children) has gone WAY
down."
Jerry, ask yourself the question: Who defines "other"?
J
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Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputatio
"Sure do love the magic of statistics"
Here are some nice quotes on stats:
A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic.
Any statistics can be extrapolated to the point where they show disaster.
Facts are stubborn, but statistics are more pliable.
He uses statistics as a drunken
I guess it all depends on who you ask and how they define "other"
Sure do love the magic of statistics
.
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote:
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> http://drones.pitchinteractive.com/
>
> It is obvious the intention this chart was INTENDED to have, but I think I
> took away
http://drones.pitchinteractive.com/
It is obvious the intention this chart was INTENDED to have, but I think I
took away a much different conclusion.
Since Obama took office, the drone program has gone WAY up, and the
"collateral" deaths (which is a horribly callous word for dead children)
has g
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