During the last four years the use of drones have been significantly raised. Sometimes it is also referred to as Washington's Weapon of Choice. During the last four years president Obama has signed off on over 400 drone strikes, while during George Bush’s presidency only 50 drone strikes were signed off. Society is divided into two parts, one part considers the use of drones as a wise step forward while another is critical and wants to keep the US government from using drone airstrikes. Drone strikes have had great success over last four years and their effectiveness continues. Using Drone strikes have had a remarkable result in reducing terrorism. A lot of key leaders of different terrorist organizations were neutralized by using this tactic. According to data compiled by the New America Foundation, since Obama has been in the White House, U.S. drones have neutralized an
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According to demographics from 2014, Drones have saved American troops from risk of death, killed far fewer civilians than ground troops operations, and made American military more effective against the enemy. Death of many American military troops in Assertive disarmament could have been avoided with prominent use of drones. Another important advantage of drones is their low cost, they are significantly cheaper to purchase. According to the American Security Project, the MQ-9 Reaper drone used for attacks in Pakistan costed the US $3 million while each US solider deployed in Afghanistan in 2012 costed the government $2.1 million. Using drones costs less and results in a better cleansed territory. Yet another reason why drone strikes are considered effective is discriminate deterrence. Since drones are much smaller than traditional airplanes they can be controlled more easily and used accurately. Most come with a DIY manual and can be controlled even from an
According to demographics from 2014, Drones have saved American troops from risk of death, killed far fewer civilians than ground troops operations, and made American military more effective against the enemy. Death of many American military troops in Assertive disarmament could have been avoided with prominent use of drones. Another important advantage of drones is their low cost, they are significantly cheaper to purchase. According to the American Security Project, the MQ-9 Reaper drone used for attacks in Pakistan costed the US $3 million while each US solider deployed in Afghanistan in 2012 costed the government $2.1 million. Using drones costs less and results in a better cleansed territory. Yet another reason why drone strikes are considered effective is discriminate deterrence. Since drones are much smaller than traditional airplanes they can be controlled more easily and used accurately. Most come with a DIY manual and can be controlled even from an