The Importance Of Drone Strikes In The United States

It is difficult to say how Americans would react to China or Russia targeting and eliminating suspects with drones on American soil, especially if there was a high risk such targeting killings posed a lethal threat to innocent citizens. Those in zones with a high, or even semi-frequent, exposure to drone strikes may start to live more and more in a state of terror. China or Russia in this example certainly would not be countries whom were held in approbation, rather, it is far more likely they would be perceived with the most visceral hatred imaginable. In 2012, opinion polls reported that as many as 90 percent of Pakistanis opposed drone strikes and 74 percent considered the U.S. an enemy, despite the fact that Pakistan is one of the leading recipients of U.S. foreign aid. …show more content…
drone strikes in a Pew survey. These figures should not be surprising and they should not be ignored. While it would be juvenile, not to mention ill advised, to base domestic decisions entirely on the opinions of the international community, when attempting to conduct a worldwide manhunt, international opinions become rather important. Particularly if the policies designed to kill terrorist are to be adaptable, practical, and usable moving into the future. Cooperation with the international community is essential in the fight against terrorism, and present policies are not conducive to the long term image America must maintain across the world if it is to be successful in that