I revere Trump, but cannot go along with a recommendation that is all spirit and no wisdom. Who in his right mind can guarantee that a stricken drone will NOT land on house or vehicle or person? Or that a missed shot will NOT accidentally kill someone? There are lots of rules in firefights, but a big one is to be sure of who or what is in the background of your shot, where a miss or a through-penetration might hit. When you are shooting in a ballistic arc, you have no idea what this background is. In Ukraine, there is lots of "rainfall" from the anti-aircraft guns and missiles.
I revere Trump, but cannot go along with a recommendation that is all spirit and no wisdom. Who in his right mind can guarantee that a stricken drone will NOT land on house or vehicle or person? Or that a missed shot will NOT accidentally kill someone? There are lots of rules in firefights, but a big one is to be sure of who or what is in the background of your shot, where a miss or a through-penetration might hit. When you are shooting in a ballistic arc, you have no idea what this background is. In Ukraine, there is lots of "rainfall" from the anti-aircraft guns and missiles.
He knows none of us would do that. "Shoot them down" was meant for the black hats in government - daring them to act or to explain why they won't.