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There are many ways the government uses surveillance; one way is by using Spy drones. Spy drones are used to fly around the United States and “check” on the country for anything unusual, including drug activity, border patrol concerns, and other domestic issues. Even though the government claims spy drones are protecting Americans they are clearly invading privacy and breaking the Fourth Amendment as well, they should not be used.

Article One: Dainel Byman, in his article Why Drones Work: The Case for Washington’s weapon of Choice in an August 2013 article in the Brookings Institute, identifies the positive impact of US drone strikes. Byman contends that US drone strikes are extremely efficient, at little financial cost to the government, and protect the lives of American soldiers. For these reasons, Byman believes that US drone strikes are necessary to the war on terror.

Who is then responsible for the death of civilians? It is not an easy question to answer because the person who operates drone is “middle man” taking orders from the government. Also, the president does not make every decision when to strike because the CIA have power to make decision whether to strike or not without presidential approval. There was no case in which anyone was convicted of a drone strike that killed civilians and it is no surprise because the authorities would probably not openly admit to making a mistake.

Why do we kill people who are killing people to show that killing people is wrong? This familiar bumper sticker reflects a fundamental issue America faces as it strives to eliminate the terrorist threat around the world with the use of unmanned combat aerial vehicles or drones. The use of drones in the attack on terrorists has dramatically increased in the past decade and shows no sign of slowing down. Drones have long been used to spy on foreign lands, but it is only since 1995 that they have been outfitted with weapons and advanced sensors that make possible the targeted strikes we see today. In the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the resulting War on Terror, the use of drones for attack purposes has increased dramatically. They are designed and used to hunt down individuals or small groups and eliminate them without the need for sending in soldiers. Drone strikes are effective in efficiently eliminating terrorists without risk to American lives and therefore reduces terrorist activity around the world. However, there

Robert Greenwald’s documentary Unmanned: America's Drone War focuses on the effects of America’s drone operations on the citizens of Middle Eastern countries, such as Yemen, Afghanistan and Pakistan, while also offering insight into the public opinion of people in those Middle Eastern countries on America’s drone policy. The film seeks to convey that the operations carried out by the U.S.A in Middle Eastern countries are callous and irresponsible. The film features interviews from many citizens and leaders from Middle Eastern focusing on the impact that drone operations have had on families and communities, making the assertion that the majorly of those killed by American drone strikes have been nonmilitants showing, and calling for a more humanized approach to drone operations by American leaders.

The U.S government started using unarmed drones in 2000 to monitor Afghanistan when the country was at war. The drone program was expanded when the September 11 attacks happened as a way to counteract the terrorists. Drones were used a surveillance but this time most drones are armed with missiles to weaken and destroy terrorist groups power. The death toll from the expansion of the program, according to the human rights group Reprieve, found that in 2014 that US killed 1,147 people in Pakistan and Yemen in the course of targeting only 41 men. This has caused a debate on whether to continue to use drones or to destroy the programs. A large amount of

Now, because of drones, the standard for a great American soldier has changed. Instead of the strong admirable men that we’ve grown to know the new breed of “so called ‘warriors’ who just use computers to do this get higher accolades than the men who fought on the ground ever got,” are becoming more prominent (Babbin, 2013, Obama’s Drone War). These men are basically computer geeks who get recognition for risking their lives, meanwhile they’re sitting behind a screen. This is unfair to veterans of the past who have died or are permanently injured from actually fighting. Veterans are enraged by this, and now, they may question their patriotism. Since these veterans feed our depiction of loyalty and pride this is damaging America’s patriotism as a whole.

The world has always been filled with fighting and always will be. There are a lot of factors that determine who comes out on top. Technology is always the deciding factor. With that technology, there are many conflicts. The U.S. Military using drones has been one of the most highly debated topics. Even through the doubt, Military drones have proven time and time again to work. Drones are being constantly updated and fixing any flaws that they have at the moment. In the future, drone warfare is unavoidable. When drones were first invented, of course, they did not work amazing. Throughout the years that drones have been around, they shown that they are becoming a more advanced and needed machine. The world is becoming increasingly

In response to the 9/11 terror attacks, President George W. Bush declared an all out war on global terrorism. To fight this war, the Bush administration introduced a new weapon, creating the highly secretive US Drone program, pushing the bounds of technology, giving UAVs the power to take life with impunity. In 2009, Barack Obama became president and the rise of the killer drones began. His campaign in the Middle East and abroad would usher in a new age of warfare, one fought not in trenches or fields, but from small air-conditioned rooms, while great Birds of Prey rain Hellfire down upon enemies half a world away; one where powerful men decide who will live

The Research paper project was very interesting and educational. I learned so much about my topic, and learned how to be a better writer. The topic I chose had a lot of details and so much information about it. Researching drones were fun and fascinating.

How do you feel about the military using drones? Does it make you uncomfortable? Or does it make you feel safe? Drone use isn’t the best. Why you may ask. Because drone usage causes additional terrorists than killing. If a drone was utilized in a strike attack against a group of terrorist. I believe and it has been shown that this act makes them enraged and to strike back at the United States. I do not need our military to use drones, I feel sheltered that they don’t. When the military uses drones not only does it make the terrorists mad, but also kills innocent people who had nothing to do with it. According to a meta - study about drones “eight to seventeen percent of all people are killed in drone strikes are civilians” (Singh 5). Plus,

Drones are an effective counter insurgency tool deployed extensively throughout the world, especially by clandestine intelligence organizations often with the help of the country’s respective Air Force. Not only do they serve as an effective weapon, they minimize human

Eleven years ago, the United States Air Force launched a missile from a drone for the first time at a test range in the Nevada desert (Drone Test) . The use of armed drones has risen dramatically since 2009. Now drone strikes are almost a daily occurrence. In 2011 the use of drones continued to rise with strikes in (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Libya, Somalia. Proponents of armed drones argue that their ability to watch and wait, with their highly accurate sensors and cameras gives increased control over when and where to strike its both increasing the chances of success and

The creation of drones started a new era of warfare, one in which people can kill from behind a screen and attempt to erase the feelings that come with murder. In years prior to the events of 9/11, the U.S. has been flying drones in Afghanistan. Drones take away the physical distance as well as fear between adversaries, with pilots operating these RPV’s from behind a screen. These drones are equipped with HD cameras for clear flight navigation that allow the pilots to see an image of what, or who they are destroying. New types of cameras are being made to see things that the human eye cannot, with inventions such as the multi-purpose camera currently under production that acts like many eyes in the sky at once. Program manager Jay Lew says DARPA is aiming to create “a single, multi-talented camera sensor that can detect visual scenes as familiar still and video imagers do, but that also can adapt and change their personality and effectively morph into the type of imager that provides the most useful information for a given situation” (darp.mil). This type of camera will revolutionize the way we see any given situation; when it is too dark, the camera will be able to switch to a different viewing mode in order to best capture the picture it is attempting to take. Although this device is projected for the future, it shows just how innovative mankind is becoming. This type of technology creates the need for different training tactics of soldiers in order to adapt to the

By the year 2050, the world’s population is expected to reach 9.8 billion people. To sustain this enormous population, it is absolutely critical to optimize production of food and water usage. Furthermore, as extreme weather such as droughts and floods become more and more frequent due to climate change, conserving water and increasing food production will become invaluable to sustaining human life.