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Death from the skies

To this day around 80% of all drone attacks in the Middle East kill non-combatants, they kill innocent people. People who have dreams, hopes, desires, goals, family, loved ones die because of a program aimed at destroying so called "terrorists" who are sponsored by the same country sending the drones. And what's the most vile thing about this is that people DO NOT CARE. As long as it's not their families being blown up, torn to shreds, destroyed they will simply turn a blind eye to it and act as if it is not happening. We live in a culture that shamelessly passes the blame to the killed saying it is their fault for living in areas like that. The hypocrisy of it all when we would be clamoring in the streets if another country did this to us but if those who we do it to we tell them to deal with it. It has now become a dream land if the clouds are grey and the skies have perilous weather because that means that there will be no drone strikes. To now no longer appreciate a sunny day because then that will bring out more drones to kill, destroy, shred to pieces, leave scarred and injured families that are otherwise peaceful and non violent. A boy died, he was only 13-years-old, Mohammed Tuaiman someone who had already lost his brother and father to these strikes that continue to draw condemnation but still are used. These are people just like us, people that want to live and have a future be we continually spit on them and leave them to their nightmares. "We dream about drones" is what Tuaiman said because of the daily horrors and struggles these drones have caused not to just him but every family currently suffering drone strikes. Something must be done to change this for then more innocent people that are like you and me will perish with no chance of living their lives people who might change the world in such a drastic way. Imagine that this is your brother, your son, your cousin, what would you do to help not only keep his memory alive but every other man, woman, and child that have died in this manner. What would it take you to realize that this is just not right no matter how many times you try to justify it isn't right. Going into the skies and killing people indiscriminatly just because they live in an area that people have deemed bad. We must find a change to this or else we won't just leave broken families and homes but people angrily seeking revenge in the worst kind of way.
Written by schizodude (a voice from the void)
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