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Pros And Cons Of US Drone Attacks

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U.S. drone strikes come with risks. They can kill innocent civilians, they can undermine the authority of other nations, and they grant the president the power to assassinate anyone he deems is a terrorist threat abroad, without any authorization. For all the controversy surrounding the drone attacks they have one thing going for them. They are effective and the alternatives are not. Since 2013, President Obama has greatly expanded the use of drones, deploying more than 360 strikes, which is up nearly 50 from the Bush administration. These drone assaults have considerably weakened al-Qaeda forces in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The Obama administration is using similar tactics against al-Qaeda forces in Yemen and Somalia. This is messy. But

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