In article , bthorn64
@suddenlink.net says...

On Fri, 8 Oct 2010 10:37:52 -0700 (PDT), Me
wrote:

The aircraft analogy is not applicable. The present of a crew does
not make the mission safer since the crew is the only ones at risk and
no one else, unlike an airplane.

Uh, try telling that to UPS and FedEx.

No kidding. An unmanned cargo aircraft could do a lot of damage if it
crashed.

Charlie should note that the damage to the Twin Towers didn't depend on
whether or not the aircraft had people on them. The damage was caused
by burning jet fuel, which is just as present on cargo aircraft as it is
on passenger aircraft.

Jeff
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