Why Do Military Use Drones?
Drones: The Situation
In the past few years, the done industry has been exponentially expanding. [See Figure 1] Alongside its expansion, drone related issues and incidents have generated opposing viewpoints in many debates. For example, people are concerned about the military use of drones and their influence in Iraq. However, many people believe that the military use of drones is justified and serves the purpose of saving U.S. soldier lives. On the other spectrum, there are people concerned about the recent influx in commercial and civilian drones. By allowing drone technology to be tweaked by citizens, many argue that the use of commercial and civilian drones is a threat to national security, while others argue that the commercial drones can be used in a beneficial manner, such as border patrol. On top of it all, there are many that believe the FAA is not regulating the use of drones enough, whereas others believe there are too many rules and regulations regarding the commercial use of drones.
Military Use of Drones: It Doesn’t Work In late 2009, the United States military was given the authority to initiate drone oriented airstrikes in Yemen by President Obama. The airstrike left 14 women and 21 children dead, in which only one of the dozens killed had strong connections with terrorist militant groups. The military’s use of …show more content…
Drone oriented airstrikes in the middle east have generated an opportunity for extremist groups such as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to recruit citizens into a life of terrorism. Mothana states that the drone strikes are causing more Yemenis to hate America and join radical terrorist groups. Most members of terrorist groups are driven by ideology. However, the citizens that have been affected by drone strikes are becoming followers of these terrorist groups because they possess a sense of revenge and
In the past few years, the done industry has been exponentially expanding. [See Figure 1] Alongside its expansion, drone related issues and incidents have generated opposing viewpoints in many debates. For example, people are concerned about the military use of drones and their influence in Iraq. However, many people believe that the military use of drones is justified and serves the purpose of saving U.S. soldier lives. On the other spectrum, there are people concerned about the recent influx in commercial and civilian drones. By allowing drone technology to be tweaked by citizens, many argue that the use of commercial and civilian drones is a threat to national security, while others argue that the commercial drones can be used in a beneficial manner, such as border patrol. On top of it all, there are many that believe the FAA is not regulating the use of drones enough, whereas others believe there are too many rules and regulations regarding the commercial use of drones.
Military Use of Drones: It Doesn’t Work In late 2009, the United States military was given the authority to initiate drone oriented airstrikes in Yemen by President Obama. The airstrike left 14 women and 21 children dead, in which only one of the dozens killed had strong connections with terrorist militant groups. The military’s use of …show more content…
Drone oriented airstrikes in the middle east have generated an opportunity for extremist groups such as Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to recruit citizens into a life of terrorism. Mothana states that the drone strikes are causing more Yemenis to hate America and join radical terrorist groups. Most members of terrorist groups are driven by ideology. However, the citizens that have been affected by drone strikes are becoming followers of these terrorist groups because they possess a sense of revenge and