Drones War Pros And Cons
U.S. Drones
What is the price of freedom? To the United States, it is protecting its borders from threats foreign and domestic with as little casualties as possible. The United States military has been using a method that reduces threats and minimizes American casualties to virtually zero. Since 2004, American forces have been using new technology in drone warfare to eliminate believed terrorists with unmanned aircrafts in Pakistan. It seems like there can only be positives for the world with terrorists dying and no human cost. Drone use does have its negatives and one major downfall is the human cost. The use of drones has taken a toll on the people of Pakistan physically and mentally. Many innocent people have been affected, hurt, and even killed from U.S. drones. The United States believes it is protecting their people but in turn can be creating more hatred and future terrorism by the prominent use of drone warfare.
Since the attacks of 2001, the United States has put much more focus on national security. To ensure the protection of U.S., drones have been used in Pakistan killing suspected terrorists since …show more content…
For every person killed by drones there are multiple people affected and many turn resentful. This could lead to more terrorism towards the United States. The stories that Amnesty International and other international human right groups are publicizing are going to ruin a lot of American soft power. A story like this will make other middle powers rethink what the United States is doing in Pakistan and how they are doing it. Australia who has been a longtime ally of American forces in the Middle East has recently decided to pull their troops.7 It’s possible they have seen what the United States has done (or hasn’t done) and decided they no longer want to associate with them. The U.S. loses soft power with its struggles in the Middle East
What is the price of freedom? To the United States, it is protecting its borders from threats foreign and domestic with as little casualties as possible. The United States military has been using a method that reduces threats and minimizes American casualties to virtually zero. Since 2004, American forces have been using new technology in drone warfare to eliminate believed terrorists with unmanned aircrafts in Pakistan. It seems like there can only be positives for the world with terrorists dying and no human cost. Drone use does have its negatives and one major downfall is the human cost. The use of drones has taken a toll on the people of Pakistan physically and mentally. Many innocent people have been affected, hurt, and even killed from U.S. drones. The United States believes it is protecting their people but in turn can be creating more hatred and future terrorism by the prominent use of drone warfare.
Since the attacks of 2001, the United States has put much more focus on national security. To ensure the protection of U.S., drones have been used in Pakistan killing suspected terrorists since …show more content…
For every person killed by drones there are multiple people affected and many turn resentful. This could lead to more terrorism towards the United States. The stories that Amnesty International and other international human right groups are publicizing are going to ruin a lot of American soft power. A story like this will make other middle powers rethink what the United States is doing in Pakistan and how they are doing it. Australia who has been a longtime ally of American forces in the Middle East has recently decided to pull their troops.7 It’s possible they have seen what the United States has done (or hasn’t done) and decided they no longer want to associate with them. The U.S. loses soft power with its struggles in the Middle East