Is there any "moral" difference between a stealth bomber and a suicide bomber?

Question

They both kill innocent humans for political reasons.

Answer 1

I would say political and religious reason but in America and the middle-east what's the difference? No, there isn't any difference morally between a stealth bomber and a suicide bomber other than the pilot of one gets to live to kill more people.

Answer 2

It depends If you are asking from political point of view or religious?
Religious: No there are the same it does not matter how big or small your mistake is. They are all the same (if you kill 1 soldier or 10 civilians they are the same)
Political: A Stealth bomber tries not to kill innocent people so it is better than the suicide bomber and yes there is the difference of stupidity

Answer 3

The moral difference: The target. Stealth bombers are used for strategic military/economic targets deep behind enemy lines. Their payload isn't huge, so they must be sure of their target and very accurate. Suicide bombers in recent years have attacked areas/people to inflict the highest human casualty rate as a means to attack morale. Busy markets, loaded trains and buses, churches, any public venue is a target. I'd classify the difference between attacking military targets and attacking civilians on a bus as a moral one.

Answer 4

Stealth Bombers aren't used to bomb pizza parlors, they're used to take out military targets. I don't think Americans would be too enthused about spending a million dollars per missile to destroy a target that has no military value.

Here's a tidbit of information you can verify if you get the CNN tapes that were live from Baghdad back in the 80's in the first Gulf War. The reporter was commenting on how a bunch of communications gear, sattellite dishes and antennas and the like, had been destroyed by small arms fire, and had left the apartment building under them intact. Now, you saw the Cruise missles. It would have been easy to send one in to flatten the building, but what about the occupants? Rather than do that, they sent in helicopters at low levels to use small arms to destroy them, at increased risk to the pilots.

Still think there's no moral difference between us and them?

Answer 5

There is no moral equivalence. Stealth bombers are used in military operations and against military targets. They are called "stealth" because they are hard to detect with radar.

Suicide bombers are used by people fighting without uniform and with no regard for the Geneva Conventions and are employed against civilian populations.

If you honestly feel that our troops are on the same moral standing as people who use children to essentially hide bombs that are used on non-combatants, then you don't know the meaning of morality.

Answer 6

Are you f*cking serious? Jesus. I make bombs for a living. The bomb I make would be considered "evil" if it was dropped on an orphanage, yet the same bomb would be considered "good" if dropped on Hitler (or Bush, since thats what you want). The object is not immoral, but the motivation behind its use. A pistol used to stop a rape is good, but one used to rob a bank is bad. Get it? Their is no moral equivalency for objects, only their use. If a suicide bomber blows himself up to kill a tyrant, then suicide bombing is good. If a stealth drops a bomb INTENTIONALLY on the humane society in order to kill puppies, it is evil. Look at the act, not the tool, and try to avoid listening to Chi Guy, he's hard up for a lay and takes it out on the right wing. Apparently his backed-up system has hindered his ability to think logically.

Answer 7

Yes, there is in fact a moral difference. A stealth bomber is going to be dropping smart bombs made to destroy whatever it's intended target is while limiting collateral damage. A suicide bomber is not using such technology and therefore kills at random. If we want you dead, a stealth bomber uses a pinpoint attack to kill you. If a suicide bomber wants you dead, he straps fifty pounds of high explosive to himself and kills you along with the fifty innocents around you. Not to mention the fact that stealth bombers do not intentionally target civilians, something suicide bombers do.

Answer 8

So wrong, the stealth bomber is primarily used to bomb military targets with almost pinpoint accuracy> Suicide bombers are cowards that target the innocent to bring about fear and confusion. BIG DIFFERENCE.

Answer 9

If you are trying to equate a jet flying in stealth and bombing a military installation to a suicide bomber strapping a bomb to their butt and blowing themselves up in like a mall.. then you need counseling.

Answer 10

A stealth bomber pilot does not purposefully intend to kill innocents, if any die that is. Why do you think we switched from carpet bombing to precision munitions? To minimize civilians casualties!!!

Suicide bombers kill innocents on purpose. They are cowards!

I'm beginning to think Chi guy is working for the Iranians with all his anti-American postings!