that we had been using WP there. Trolls (likely DOD) appeared from nowhere choking up the threads with the idea that WP is not actually a chemical weapon, that it's only used for signaling purposes, and that if civilians were harmed, it was strictly unintentional.

How things have changed in a dozen years or so. Now the DOD doesn't give a damn if we know that they slaughter civilians intentionally. They act with impunity and don't even attempt to sugarcoat it.

At least the honesty is refreshing.

smells like Fallujah all over again.

I was wondering how long it would take before another country started using drones and targeting US troops.
It's too bad that this type of technology is being used to kill more and more people instead of using it for something good. Imagine if governments had taken this technology and the money spent on it and used it to make our lives better.
My favorite Next Generation Star Trek episode was the one about the Enterprise finding people from our time in stasis and telling them that they no longer used money for anything.

ISIS drones are attacking U.S. troops and disrupting airstrikes in Raqqa, officials say

Islamic State drones are attacking U.S. Special Operations forces located around the group’s de-facto capital of Raqqa in Syria, U.S. officials and Syrian fighters said, sometimes disrupting the ability of American troops to call in airstrikes.

The Pentagon, in response, is looking to send additional anti-drone equipment and troops into Syria, according to one official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss planning.

Unlike in Mosul, where U.S. forces have deployed an array of drone-stopping systems, U.S. troops on the ground in Raqqa are operating with fewer resources and have a limited ability to defend against the small, hard-to-spot aircraft, the official said. The off-the-shelf drones, sometimes used in swarms by the extremist group, are often rigged to drop small 40mm grenade-sized munitions with a relatively high degree of accuracy.

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The Iranians are also using drones to target US troops

The drone attacks around Raqqa come as U.S. Special Operations forces contend with larger unmanned aerial threats in southern Syria. Last week, an Iranian Shahed-129 — a drone roughly the size of a U.S. Predator — attacked U.S.-led Special Operations forces near the border outpost of al-Tanf, according to an intelligence official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the aircraft type. The munition launched by the drone appeared to be a dud and did not cause any casualties. The drone was subsequently shot down by a U.S. Air Force F-15E strike aircraft.