There are many pros and cons to the United State's use of drones in the war in Afghanistan. Drones are non-manned military devices such as air to ground missiles, which can used to destroy a target without risking soldiers lives. However, these devises do endanger civilians lives. The United States Army favors using the drones because they helped reduce causalities and because they can be highly effective. The Afghanistan government and many other nations, however, argue that the United States use of drones puts civilians in danger. Ultimately, the United States should continue drones but they need to be careful to avoid targeting regions that are heavily populated by civilians.
The main reason why the United States should continue to use drone is to keep solders off the battlefield and out of sight, which happens when they use UN-maned Drones like the MQ-9 Reaper. This drone carries Predator missiles that another man can operate from a far distance away. A Predator missile is a missile that can fired and controlled to a high militant area with the least amount of collateral damage. The only danger is that these can be inaccurate. So if the United States is going to use them, they have to make sure they do so only when they have a clear target.
The second reason the United States should continue to use Drone weapons is because they are fighting a battle against terrorists and not against a traditional type of army. The US Army has thought of a "Kill chain" the process of finding a target and attacking now rather waiting for a Sniper or Airstrike. They all so want to adopt a tactic of "Out of sight/Out of Mind" in the drone war.
My conclusion shows that Un-Manned Drones, may the best idea for afganiastan war. Keeping militants as main target and cilivian the last target or try to avoid them.
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