# Will the use of "drones" work in Afghanistan? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [October 8, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-use-of-drones-work-in-afghanistan/513110 "2009-10-08T21:26:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-use-of-drones-work-in-afghanistan/513110/41 "2009-10-14T16:54:31Z")
Let me just say that if there is any fundamentalist movement in the world that likes to flash as much cash and show as much bling as the Taliban, I’m not aware of it. We all know what Afghanistan was like prior to the US-led invasion. Mullah Omar reportedly held pool parties where the Crystal flowed like, well, water. Amir Khan Muwtaddi drove a 1998 Escalade with 24 inch rims. Abdullah Ghulam Rasoul read about the birthday party that Ken Lay had for his wife, and threw himself a $2 million party featuring an ice sculpture of the Prophet (May Peace Be Upon Him) and party favors for all guest from Tiffany’s. Sheik Yassir had a penchant for going to strip clubs and “making it rain” by throwing wads of afghanis at the dancers. Oh, and the marvelous caves they live it! Golden bidets, custom granite countertops, those expensive Memory Foam Swedish beds that help your posture, and of course in-home recording studios with 64-track mixers and the like. Yes, if there are any religious extremists that have a weakness for cash, it is surely the Taliban. What with the silk Armani robes and insatiable appetite for alcohol and lobster, they are practically ASKING to be bribed in order to support their jet-setting lifestyle. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-use-of-drones-work-in-afghanistan/513110/42 "2009-10-14T18:05:29Z")
> [@xtisme](#): > > Was this tongue in cheek? If not, it makes no sense. Just because they don’t want to turn in ObL that means they would be open to bribes to keep us from blowing them up? How do the two go together? You were the one who reasoned that, since no Taliban turned in Osama for the reward, they would not take bribes: > [@xtisme](#): > > There is a $50 million bounty on Osama bin Laden head. If it was possible to pay of the Taliban we would have done it already. Did you just post too quickly, or are you withdrawing that statement? ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-use-of-drones-work-in-afghanistan/513110/43 "2009-10-15T02:56:05Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > You were the one who reasoned that, since no Taliban turned in Osama for the reward, they would not take bribes: > > Did you just post too quickly, or are you withdrawing that statement? He did not write that. I did. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-use-of-drones-work-in-afghanistan/513110/44 "2009-10-15T06:42:52Z")
My apologies to **Lakai** and **xtisme** for the misquote. However, it was that comment I was replying to when I said “I disagee”, and **xt** drew a blank. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-use-of-drones-work-in-afghanistan/513110/45 "2009-10-15T16:58:35Z")
It appears that drones function. The real question is will they win the war. Nope. They are just another weapon in a vast array of weapons we use. They are expensive and we don’t have that many of them. We have a lot more bombs and bullets. They won’t win it either. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-use-of-drones-work-in-afghanistan/513110.md?page=2)