China is now the world’s largest armed drone exporter. And when it comes to the future of war, that might present a problem for the United States.
A Chinese soldier salutes in front of a drone during a parade on October 1, 2019 in Beijing, China. Credit: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
The video was likely meant to promote morale. It was 2015, and the Iraqi city of Ramadi had just fallen to the Islamic State (ISIS). Determined to take it back, the Iraqi military was working closely with its United States partners, and the Ministry of Defense released a video clip to show themselves focused on the task at hand.See The New York Times article on the drone strike here.
Only, the advisor in the video diligently looking over the shoulders of senior Iraqi officers wasn’t Am
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