“North Korea is watching. All our enemies are watching. Of course, Assad is watching. and for seven weeks, nothing but provocations. There is a price to pay for inaction and that says a lot we have put suffocating sanctions on them. Every day that passes by they get weaker.
“Every day that passes by when they blow up four tankers and we do nothing and they blow up a drone that costs $130 million and we do nothing. We know it’s not going to end there.
“So at some point in the Middle East, no action looks like weakness. And weakness begets more attacks.” – Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade, speaking on Trump’s favorite show.
Brian Kilmeade: “They blow up 4 tankers and we do nothing. When they blow up our drone that costs $130 million and we do nothing. We know it’s not going to end there. So at some point, in the Middle East, no action looks like weakness, and weakness begets more attacks.” pic.twitter.com/fL6kLVnLeO
— Bobby Lewis (@revrrlewis) June 21, 2019
We lost a drone.
That’s what drones are FOR. So we don’t have to risk human crew. Yet every article and tweet mentions the COST of the drone. Like that’s a thing.
What’s the cost of P-8’s human aircrew?
Drones are cheap given the alternative and COST is a stupid argument.
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) June 20, 2019
Some perspective on the OMG DO YOU KNOW WHAT A DRONE COSTS?!! argument:
An RQ-4 is about $110 million.
As of May 2019, it has cost the US taxpayer $102 Million for Trump’s golf trips.
If you think we should go to war over a fucking toaster, you’re an idiot.
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— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) June 20, 2019