As our technology continues to advance and develop, many innovations are emerging to create more efficient solutions to our problems, especially in terms of warfare. Weapons and tactics continue to evolve with time and experience, but with these progressions come hesitancy and controversy about their reliability and morality. Drone combat is one form of new fighting methods that have caused a lot of uproar within communities. Drones, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are unmanned aircrafts used by the United States since 2002 to target suspected militant-embedded regions in opposing or rival countries, which ultimately reduce the capabilities of terrorist organizations. Used in situations where manned flight is considered too risky or difficult,
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There are some obvious gains and advantages to their use, such as that the vacant, unoccupied planes protect the welfare and security of our soldiers. Nevertheless, questions are being raised over whether these profits outweigh the negative costs and penalties, including the potential for copycats to be assembled by rival countries and, ultimately, the collateral damage that could result. In 2013, Congress considered putting restrictions and constraints on the drone program after accessing the feedback that shows that the drone strikes are creating more hatred for American military than ever …show more content…
Although the drone strikes are an efficient way to kill of terrorists, the widespread practice is generating backlash and a growing number of extremists with anti-American views, disgust, and resentment. A panel of experts explained that “the increasing use of lethal drones may create a slippery slope leading to continual or wider wars” (McManus). These people witnessing the drone assaults “are not driven by ideology but rather by a sense of revenge and despair” (Kristian). Basically, when we direct drones to assassinate terrorists, we are essentially radicalizing civilians who otherwise had no revulsion towards the United States. Pakistani American Faisal Shahzad is one example of this consequence. He was found guilty in federal court of disguising a bomb at a busy intersection in Times Square as “payback for the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq and for its worldwide use of drone strikes” (Boyle). When the judge asked the man how he was comfortable murdering innocent people, he argued that his motive was based off of getting revenge on the drone strikes that were doing the equivalent. Ultimately, his attack was prompted by his detestation and distaste over drone strikes that killed Taliban leaders, which he saw first hand when training with militant groups. Although the bombing failed to cause any injury or fatalities amongst the New York public, it signaled the first
There are some obvious gains and advantages to their use, such as that the vacant, unoccupied planes protect the welfare and security of our soldiers. Nevertheless, questions are being raised over whether these profits outweigh the negative costs and penalties, including the potential for copycats to be assembled by rival countries and, ultimately, the collateral damage that could result. In 2013, Congress considered putting restrictions and constraints on the drone program after accessing the feedback that shows that the drone strikes are creating more hatred for American military than ever …show more content…
Although the drone strikes are an efficient way to kill of terrorists, the widespread practice is generating backlash and a growing number of extremists with anti-American views, disgust, and resentment. A panel of experts explained that “the increasing use of lethal drones may create a slippery slope leading to continual or wider wars” (McManus). These people witnessing the drone assaults “are not driven by ideology but rather by a sense of revenge and despair” (Kristian). Basically, when we direct drones to assassinate terrorists, we are essentially radicalizing civilians who otherwise had no revulsion towards the United States. Pakistani American Faisal Shahzad is one example of this consequence. He was found guilty in federal court of disguising a bomb at a busy intersection in Times Square as “payback for the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq and for its worldwide use of drone strikes” (Boyle). When the judge asked the man how he was comfortable murdering innocent people, he argued that his motive was based off of getting revenge on the drone strikes that were doing the equivalent. Ultimately, his attack was prompted by his detestation and distaste over drone strikes that killed Taliban leaders, which he saw first hand when training with militant groups. Although the bombing failed to cause any injury or fatalities amongst the New York public, it signaled the first