Drones are not the Answer to our Problems
Does bombing a terrorist-occupied area actually help decrease terrorism in those areas? Drones do not help with counterterrorism in terrorist occupied areas because they terrorize the population of innocent civilians and cause increased amounts of hate towards the American lifestyle. Also, many people are unintentionally killed by drone strikes. By defining the issues of drones being used to terrorize innocent people, by refuting counter-arguments over how drones could be useful for the military and by presenting arguments disproving how drones could be useful, the reader will be persuaded that these mechanical menaces should not be used to strike fear into the hearts of many innocent civilians.
One reason for drones not to be used in the military force is how they are used in areas where people are living in fear of being harmed without being affiliated with the terrorist group that has been targeted. Faren …show more content…
This unintentional killing is protected by the President’s policy of “signature strikes” which allows drones to target anybody who fits a certain terrorist profile, even if they have not been identified as a threat (Source-K). Also, since the terror attacks on the United States in 2001, 174-1047 innocent civilians have been killed by drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia. About 8-17% of all people killed in drone strikes are civilians (Source-K). 1147 people were killed by drones while 41 terrorist members were being targeted by drones (Source-I). Even though drones allow the soldiers to be safer, they allow the user of the drones to be more reckless, since they are protected under the law, and the users of drones are often across the ocean from where the drones are striking civilians, allowing them to kill without the consequences of gaining mental instability from being in the
Does bombing a terrorist-occupied area actually help decrease terrorism in those areas? Drones do not help with counterterrorism in terrorist occupied areas because they terrorize the population of innocent civilians and cause increased amounts of hate towards the American lifestyle. Also, many people are unintentionally killed by drone strikes. By defining the issues of drones being used to terrorize innocent people, by refuting counter-arguments over how drones could be useful for the military and by presenting arguments disproving how drones could be useful, the reader will be persuaded that these mechanical menaces should not be used to strike fear into the hearts of many innocent civilians.
One reason for drones not to be used in the military force is how they are used in areas where people are living in fear of being harmed without being affiliated with the terrorist group that has been targeted. Faren …show more content…
This unintentional killing is protected by the President’s policy of “signature strikes” which allows drones to target anybody who fits a certain terrorist profile, even if they have not been identified as a threat (Source-K). Also, since the terror attacks on the United States in 2001, 174-1047 innocent civilians have been killed by drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia. About 8-17% of all people killed in drone strikes are civilians (Source-K). 1147 people were killed by drones while 41 terrorist members were being targeted by drones (Source-I). Even though drones allow the soldiers to be safer, they allow the user of the drones to be more reckless, since they are protected under the law, and the users of drones are often across the ocean from where the drones are striking civilians, allowing them to kill without the consequences of gaining mental instability from being in the