Hello Roy,   
      
    LL>> The use of armed drones inside this country should be very rare.   
    LL>> Only in cases of absolute national security.   
      
   RW>Armed drones are patrolling the USA - Mexico border. They're also   
   RW>deployed on the Canadian border.   
      
   It is rumored that drones are patrolling the borders.  However,   
   it is unknown if those drones are armed or unarmed since the program   
   is being overseen by the CIA, which neither confirms nor denies the   
   existence of those drones.   
      
    BK>> They do have justification for training.   
      
    LL>> Where will we drop the bombs?  We no longer use Hawai'i or Puerto   
    LL>> Rico as a testing site.  Too many natives objected.  And Alaska is   
    LL>> far too cold for any serious bombing.  Especially since those nasty   
    LL>> environmentalists would throw a fit.  Maybe the governor of Ohio   
    LL>> might lease out some land for that purpose.   
      
   RW>The only place left to bomb is the state of Louisiana...especially   
   RW>the Cajun infested swamp lands.   
      
   The last time that was tried was back in 1864 (or was it 1865?).   
   In any event, it didn't work, as the mosquitos came out and had   
   a feast on Union troops.   
      
    BF>> However, I would add, if I was flying an armed drone, and   
    BF>> spotted you sitting on a hill above a town, with a machine gun,   
    BF>> firing at the people in the town, I would fire the missile at   
    BF>> you.   
      
   RW>He would then be in violation of Section 18 US Code and would   
   RW>receive a sentence of death for the above action.   
      
   Probably, but that's his problem, not mine.   
      
    LL>> It depends on what people.  If the people he was firing at were   
    LL>> al-Qaeda terrorists, it might be best to wipe out the town rather   
    LL>> than the person taking potshots at them with a rifle.   
      
   RW>How do you know who is who?   
      
   Kill `em all, let God sort `em out.  Or Allah.  Or Yahweh.   
   Or whatever god floats their boat.   
      
   RW>And where did the rifle enter the picture?   
      
   Obama neutered machine guns by limiting the clips to hold only   
   seven rounds, separated by three seconds between each shot fired.   
      
   --Lee   
      
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