One of the reasons why drones are a huge benefit for the US is because of their precision and accuracy. An article that is in favor of the US continuing their use of drones in warfare states, “... since the United States began conducting drone strikes abroad following the Sep. 11, 2001 attacks, …show more content…
As stated in Source J, “Drone attacks in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia have killed upwards of 3,500 militants … ‘dozens of highly skilled al Qaeda commanders, trainers, bomb makers and operatives have been taken off the battlefield.’” Drone strikes carried out by the US have been very effective in combating terrorism and terrorist organizations in the Middle East. President Obama has stated that plots have been disrupted that would’ve targeted international aviation, transit systems in the US, European cities, and American troops in Afghanistan. These would have been unimaginably catastrophic events. Attacks like these would have had severe global impact, and now that they've been interrupted disaster has been averted and those responsible have been brought to justice. So although critics of drones say that they are increasing the number of militants, drones have actually proven to be very effective at countering