Pros And Cons Of Drone Warfare
Drone warfare
Sure, attack drones are always fun to use in a game, but are they really that safe when it comes to actual warfare? Drones can have a huge impact in combat. They can make our defenses better, but sometimes they can provoke terrorist groups. Drones have made a huge impact on war since the use of drones has started, but that doesn't mean they do the best job they are meant to. There has been a lot of talk about how the U.S. can get pass the U.N. laws that prohibit some of the attacks that they have been making. Is it really helpful to kill a few amount of enemies to also be killing such a huge amount of innocent bystanders? With all of the drone attacks that have been going on in the world, there should be more thought out …show more content…
Drone warfare is basically a loophole around international laws and policies. “Basic categories such as 'battlefield,' 'combatant,' and 'hostilities' no longer have a clear or stable meaning”(Stimson Center). We don't have a clear meaning to combat since the drone warfare has started. Although the American use of drones for targeted killing may be legal, the pervasive use of drones threatens the rule of law. President Obama stated at the National Defense University that "America's legitimate claim of self-defense cannot be the end of the discussion. To say a military tactic is legal, or even effective, is not to say it is wise or moral in every instance. For the same human progress that gives us the technology to strike half a world away also demands the discipline to constrain that power--or risk abusing it"(Benjamin).The majority of U.S. drone strikes have been made in secrecy and usually parts of the world that have minimal accessibility to journalist and human-rights. Even though drones can help there has been a lot of negative effects because of …show more content…
They can make our defenses better, but sometimes they can provoke terrorist groups and even kill innocent people that have nothing to do with the targets. This just makes the U.S. a bigger target with more and more people. Drone warfare is just a loophole to get around international laws that protect certain areas. In the last decade, there has been a significant number of deaths that could have been avoided if drones were not used. Even though the United States says they want peace, they are really just making it much worse for themselves by making new enemies. There are many people in the world that don't know that much about drone warfare, but if they really knew what drones did, they would not be happy. If everyone was to think of themselves in the shoes of the innocent families that are being killed, would they want to have them used on other
Sure, attack drones are always fun to use in a game, but are they really that safe when it comes to actual warfare? Drones can have a huge impact in combat. They can make our defenses better, but sometimes they can provoke terrorist groups. Drones have made a huge impact on war since the use of drones has started, but that doesn't mean they do the best job they are meant to. There has been a lot of talk about how the U.S. can get pass the U.N. laws that prohibit some of the attacks that they have been making. Is it really helpful to kill a few amount of enemies to also be killing such a huge amount of innocent bystanders? With all of the drone attacks that have been going on in the world, there should be more thought out …show more content…
Drone warfare is basically a loophole around international laws and policies. “Basic categories such as 'battlefield,' 'combatant,' and 'hostilities' no longer have a clear or stable meaning”(Stimson Center). We don't have a clear meaning to combat since the drone warfare has started. Although the American use of drones for targeted killing may be legal, the pervasive use of drones threatens the rule of law. President Obama stated at the National Defense University that "America's legitimate claim of self-defense cannot be the end of the discussion. To say a military tactic is legal, or even effective, is not to say it is wise or moral in every instance. For the same human progress that gives us the technology to strike half a world away also demands the discipline to constrain that power--or risk abusing it"(Benjamin).The majority of U.S. drone strikes have been made in secrecy and usually parts of the world that have minimal accessibility to journalist and human-rights. Even though drones can help there has been a lot of negative effects because of …show more content…
They can make our defenses better, but sometimes they can provoke terrorist groups and even kill innocent people that have nothing to do with the targets. This just makes the U.S. a bigger target with more and more people. Drone warfare is just a loophole to get around international laws that protect certain areas. In the last decade, there has been a significant number of deaths that could have been avoided if drones were not used. Even though the United States says they want peace, they are really just making it much worse for themselves by making new enemies. There are many people in the world that don't know that much about drone warfare, but if they really knew what drones did, they would not be happy. If everyone was to think of themselves in the shoes of the innocent families that are being killed, would they want to have them used on other