Development of drone technology certainly made military action more appealing, one could even take the stance that it wouldn't be possible without in quite some

Development of drone technology certainly made military action more appealing, one could even take the stance that it wouldn't be possible without in quite some operating theaters (think Pakistan). I don't subscribe to the belief that making drone strikes possible reduced the number of civilian casualties. It's certainly much more nuanced than black and white, but making it easier to perform certain types of military operations has proven to have unintended side effects.