Argument Against Drones

Drones As technology advances, the United States military (the most prestigious military of the world), find new innovations to better their strategy of attack. Drones are remote-controlled pilotless aircrafts that the government has refused to make detailed statements about to the public; the only sources of information of their aftermath are journalists that are documenting in the area. This technology is not innovative enough to be targeting individuals in a non-combat zone. The inaccuracy of these missiles can be truly identified in a Stanford Report, “Living Under Drones”, when the Bush administration, “began a campaign of ‘targeted killing’ against suspected members of Al Qaeda and other armed groups.” They launched a strike on three men assumed to be bin Laden, “due to his height” (24). After the attack, they were unsure who was killed (25). These machines are immoral death planes that instill fear among children and destroy the land of countries. The United State government should refrain from using this technology until it has become advanced enough that the murder of innocent civilians is abolished. Is the sacrifice of numerous innocent lives worth the price of killing one, …show more content…
If United States was at total war with Yemen and Pakistan, than civilian causalities could be understandable, but that is not the case of the matter. They have actually undermined respect for the rule of law and international legal protection. Sending soldiers to these areas to combat terrorists does place them in a life-threatening situation, but at least the soldier has a broader sense of who he is killing compared to a robot. Many retired veterans agree that a robot should not be doing the job of a trained soldier. Actually the Taliban have already devised a way to counter drones with sheer simplicity: they make sure that when they gather as a group, they bring women and children while even saying, “Go ahead, make my day”