My buddy Micah Daigle’s Facebook post has officially gone viral in Pakistan. How do you measure virality? 10k+ shares and a huffpo article.
Right now it’s at 10,571 shares but I bet it will hit 11k by the end of the day. There’s a lot to say about this post.
There are no simple numbers for the ratio of terrorists/civilians killed in drone strikes. The wikipedia article on Drone Attacks in Pakistan is pretty good if you want a more nuanced view and a good general primer on the topic. I think it’s illuminating to play with the number in my head. What if we killed 40 civilians for every one terrorist? or 30? or 20? or 10? Best case scenario…what about five civilians killed for every terrorist? Would you be willing to have your sister or mother killed in exchange for a mid level taliban operative?
