Drone Strikes Foster New Enemies Since September 11, 2001, The United States has been using drones strikes against the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and other terrorist groups. The Constitution requires that the government must go through a due process before making the decision of killing someone. Drone strikes are usually based on doubtful information, which ends up taking the life of innocent civilians. Civilians living in the Middle East are being killed because of mistaken identity, or for just being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Drone strikes are wrong because they kill innocent civilians violate due process, and result in blowback. The case in
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began using drones to help fight the war against terrorism. The use of the drone has helped the defense of the country to a certain extent. People claim drone strikes are a useful weapon in war because they kill the enemy without putting soldiers in danger. In the article “At Issue: Targeted Strikes” article notes, “Proponents credit drone strikes with the killing of many of top commanders of the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and argue that they are a legal form of self defense.” The benefit of this is that U.S. soldiers do not have to be in unfriendly locations exposing themselves to danger. “One advantage of drones is that they can be deployed for long periods of time over hostile territory until the location of a target is spotted ” (At Issue: Target Strikes, 2016). People claim that drone strikes help save the lives of many U.S. soldiers because it eliminates unnecessary gunfights. “ The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the bastard die for his” (General Patton) . A reason why people favor Drone strikes is because they are effective for weakening Al Qaeda, as well as other terrorizes …show more content…
Since 9/11, the United States has been using drones in the Middle East to fight the war of terror. In the article “Machineries of Death” states, since 2004 in Pakistan alone, U.S. Drones have killed between 423 and 962 civilians, at least 172 of them children. However, this is not addressing the real problem against terror because the lives of innocent people are being sacrifice. The use of drones is a crude way of handling this problem for the simple reason that is wrong and inhuman. Target strikes are usually based on doubtful information, which creates more problems because it’s usually based on self-interest by the opposing time. “At Issue: Targeted Strikes” article notes, “that target strikes violate international law because they are being used outside of combat zones.” In Yemen, innocent women and children are being killed by drone strikes which U.S. official calls Al Quada or terrorist. The problem with this is that the United States acts as superior leaving many civilians in the Middle East to dislike
began using drones to help fight the war against terrorism. The use of the drone has helped the defense of the country to a certain extent. People claim drone strikes are a useful weapon in war because they kill the enemy without putting soldiers in danger. In the article “At Issue: Targeted Strikes” article notes, “Proponents credit drone strikes with the killing of many of top commanders of the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and argue that they are a legal form of self defense.” The benefit of this is that U.S. soldiers do not have to be in unfriendly locations exposing themselves to danger. “One advantage of drones is that they can be deployed for long periods of time over hostile territory until the location of a target is spotted ” (At Issue: Target Strikes, 2016). People claim that drone strikes help save the lives of many U.S. soldiers because it eliminates unnecessary gunfights. “ The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the bastard die for his” (General Patton) . A reason why people favor Drone strikes is because they are effective for weakening Al Qaeda, as well as other terrorizes …show more content…
Since 9/11, the United States has been using drones in the Middle East to fight the war of terror. In the article “Machineries of Death” states, since 2004 in Pakistan alone, U.S. Drones have killed between 423 and 962 civilians, at least 172 of them children. However, this is not addressing the real problem against terror because the lives of innocent people are being sacrifice. The use of drones is a crude way of handling this problem for the simple reason that is wrong and inhuman. Target strikes are usually based on doubtful information, which creates more problems because it’s usually based on self-interest by the opposing time. “At Issue: Targeted Strikes” article notes, “that target strikes violate international law because they are being used outside of combat zones.” In Yemen, innocent women and children are being killed by drone strikes which U.S. official calls Al Quada or terrorist. The problem with this is that the United States acts as superior leaving many civilians in the Middle East to dislike