For this module’s discussion board, consider these concerns and the overall costs and benefits of drone strikes. Do you think these concerns

This module’s lecture focused on an important aspect of the current U.S. strategy (as much as we can say a true strategy exists in a formal sense) in combating international terrorist threats: the use of UAVs to eliminate these threats. From Afghanistan and Iraq to Yemen, Syria, and other countries, drones are increasingly relied upon to eliminate these threats. However, the increasing use of drones does raise certain concerns. Such concerns include issues of sovereignty, civilian casualties, and even whether a strategy relying upon drones in conjunction with SOF (rather than large numbers of “boots on the ground,” for instance) is the best option for combating threats like al Qaeda and the Islamic State.

For this module’s discussion board, consider these concerns and the overall costs and benefits of drone strikes. Do you think these concerns are valid? Why or why not? What about the benefits of using drones (such as keeping pilots out of harms way, the ability to conduct surveillance of specific threats, the ability to strike targets with high levels of precision, and so on)? Do your views differ when considering the specific threat, such as al Qaeda versus the Islamic State? Feel free to relate this discussion to your overall thoughts on U.S. strategy in combating terrorist threats as well as any knowledge you have about the use of drones from government or media reporting.

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