It is important to also consider whether or not these drones are actually effective, and what kind of response to they stimulate from the target. As fancy as t

It is important to also consider whether or not these drones are actually effective, and what kind of response to they stimulate from the target. As fancy as the technology is, these "precision" munitions are only as good as the intelligence on the other side of the joystick. A bomb landing on the wrong target acts a recruitment tool for the opposition. Moreover, sending a drone also indicates that one is not willing (or too cowardly) to send a human being. A nice piece in Al Jazera makes a strong case against drones because of how the usage of these tools is perceived by the opposition (and the "collateral" damage): http://aje.me/tFAGe1 http://aje.me/tFAGe1