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.
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@9D8JZSB2yrs2Y
No, we should not fly drones over any country and only focus on our own affairs
@9CH5LDG2yrs2Y
Yes, to gather intelligence. Military strikes on foreign soil should only be allowed with Congressional approval - not necessarily a declaration of war, but with their oversight.
@9C2VRLN2yrs2Y
No, only to gather intelligence, unless there is almost no way to kill the terrorist otherwise
Yes, but only if said country poses as a threat to the U.S., or has attacked our country
@8XVK56Q3yrs3Y
Yes, but only with permission from the country in question and if there is undeniable proof that they are terrorists.
@8FSRNVZ5yrs5Y
Yes, only if they pose a threat to the country
@9CNSP6T2yrs2Y
No, only to gather intelligence with the country's permission, but not to kill suspected terrorists
@99H79F72yrs2Y
Yes but only if it is absolutely needed and their is less than a 15 percent chance of civilian casualties
@996J9PP2yrs2Y
Yes but only if it is absolutely necessary
@99276V32yrs2Y
Yes but only if the civilians causalities will be minimized and we have permission except in extraordinary cases
@98LPYSP2yrs2Y
Only with actual evidence of suspected terrorist activities.
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