Drones are unmanned aerial vehicles deployed by U.S. defense and intelligence agencies to collect data and strike suspected enemy targets. The first known U.S. strike was the 2002 killing of al-Qaeda operative Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi in Yemen. Between 2022 and 2020 the U.S. killed between 9,000 and 18,000 enemy combatants and 900-2200 civilians with drone strikes. Opponents of drone strikes have long contended strikes that kill civilians essentially serve as a recruiting poster for terrorist groups. In 2010, a man named Faisal Shahzad tried and failed to bomb Times Square in New York City. Later, Shahzad cited US drone strikes as his motivation for the failed bombing. Proponents of drone strikes argue that they can kill high value w=enemy targets without putting soldiers into combat.
@ISIDEWITH10yrs
No, the military has no right to do so without a Congressional declaration of war
@ISIDEWITH10yrs
Yes, the U.S. needs to use all means necessary to combat terrorism
@ISIDEWITH9yrs
No, only to gather intelligence, not to kill suspected terrorists
@ISIDEWITH9yrs
Yes, but only with permission from the country in question
@5923DDK2yrs
We are killing innocents. We are destroying hospitals by mistake. Sometimes I think about the panic our citizenry would fly into if other nations started using killer drones on us. We would be outraged. And yet here we are, doing this very thing to them.
@58NVHL82yrs
Isn't this exactly why we have secret spy agencies?
@98WV4SV3hrs
No, are you trying to start a war????????????????
@98WRWDY14hrs
Yes but taking extreme measures to not kill non combatants
@98WJW9DIndependent23hrs
Yes, so long as it doesn't end up with a full-out war. The purpose of Drone strikes is to avoid large-scale conflict, right?
@98W3QKRLibertarian2 days
Yes, but we need more oversight and transparency.
@98W3GYD2 days
Should probably have conformation first
@98V8QV52 days
Yes, but not kill the suspected terrorists, just to keep tabs on them.
@98VF5YR3 days
If its needed, if not no
@98V9JZ93 days
They can fly over but not the suspected terrorists
@98TVT43Women’s Equality4 days
if the suspect terrorist has actual proof he/she is a terrorist so we’re not killing innocent people
@98TVHCT4 days
This all depends on the circumstances and the predicted ways this could back fire.
@98TL2RS5 days
Yes, however find a way to lower the amount of civilian casualties.
@98TFSRB5 days
yes but only kill them if you know forsure they are a terrorist
@98T2XD46 days
Yes for intel and no for killing
@98SWGXM6 days
Doesn't matter what I think. They'll do it covertly anyways.
@98SVFRG6 days
they need to be a god damn terrorist
@98QFR9B2wks
No, only if is an issue of warrant and probable cause
@98PYSGN2wks
Yes, they should fly drones, but unless they have strong proof/evidence that the suspects actually are terrorists, they shouldn't kill them. But, if they have strong proof, then yes, they should kill them.
@98PB55Y2wks
Yes but don't get caught doing it
@98P4FYC2wks
No only for intel reasons kill them once we know all we need to know first if they are terrorists we should investigating them then do whatever we want to do with them.
@98MMJ673wks
No, we should not be involved in foreign terrorism.
@98LPYSP3wks
Only with actual evidence of suspected terrorist activities.
@98LLHCC3wks
Yes but proven terrorists not suspected
Yes, but with permission of the foreign government and/or not without a Congressional declaration of war.
@98LCM4L3wks
As a deployable tactic, yes. As a means to eliminate a target or gather intel when it is not necessary for the US to do it, no.
Yes but not suspected terrorist, they should be confirmed before killing someone. They should also not have civilian casualties.
@98KFTBN3wks
Yes, but they should only kill terrorists if there is proof they committed an attack on US soil
@98JBT9V4wks
It’s an electronic spy. Don’t need congressional approval. Strikes do.
@98J7DJ54wks
If said country has hinted at some for of an attack.
@98J3NYT4wks
No, that is the most stupid question I possibly have ever read
@98GVVKT1mo
I believe the US has the right to use drones to gather intelligence, regardless of whether or not they have permission too, but they don't have the right to assassinate suspected terrorists, unless they have permission from the country in question. This strategy promotes peace instead of war.
Yes, but only to gather intelligence unless or until there is a Congressional declaration of war
Yes, but only to gather intelligence until a Congressional declaration of war justifies striking suspected enemy targets
@98GG9GX1mo
No, and we should not send drones to any country
@98FJB4M1mo
yes but only after knowing for sure, they plan to kill.
@98FFFKG1mo
Yes, but only if the killing of terrorists through the drone will not kill civilians in the process.
@98DXLGC1mo
Yes, but the united states cannot kill people without evidence.
@98DP2KT1mo
No, civilians are being killed by drone strikes to often
@98D2NNL1mo
No, until the U.S. stops killing civilians.
@98CK7932mos
This is such a complicated issue for me that I simply do not have a yes/no stance.
Innocents could be killed, so only for the intelligence
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