Drone Strikes Are Killing Criminals but also Civilians

Drone strikes are effectively killing enemies and terrorists but sometimes mistakes happen and civilians are caught in the line of fire. Drones should still be used, but the civilian deaths need to be accounted for.

ISIS commander, "Omar the Chechen" was killed by a drone strike. He was ranked as the equivalent of a Secretary of Defense. He was a veteran in the 2008 Russo-Georgian War but he also fought in other wars and battles. He was wanted by the U.S government and they offered a 5-million dollar bounty for information leading to his justice. He was a very bad person and his death surely made the world a better place but his death only contributes to the many other dead terrorists that were killed by drone strikes. Drone strikes are very effective in killing war criminals and it also saves soldiers lives. Since we have drones to do the work, soldiers don't have to go in on foot and do it their selves. This ensures that no soldiers will die in a battle and that is a very great advantage of using drones. This image shows soldiers being asked a question about their perspective on drones. They all raise their hand in favor of drones. They are for drones because the drones do the work for them and it saves them time and effort. It also may save their lives. Soldier casualties happen in battle but when drones are used, soldiers won't die.

http://www.nationalmemo.com/whos-for-drones/

Recently, in a Yemen drone strike, a top Al-Qaeda leader was killed. His name was Jalal Baliedy and he led major attacks, including the beheading of U.S soldiers. It says, " Washington considers Al Qaeda's Yemen branch, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, is considered to be the most dangerous offshoot of the network." This group is very dangerous and knowing that they have beheaded U.S soldiers. Their group AQAP, is blamed for attempted bombings including one to bring down a U.S airline by hiding an explosive in the bombers underwear. There was also a second plot to try to send mail bombs that were hid in printer toner cartridges on planes headed towards the U.S. It is very clear that these criminals had to be brought to justice. They beheaded U.S soldiers which is very shocking and shows how dangerous they are. The drone strike eliminated Jalal and his death brought ease to his victims. Knowing that he is finally dead relieves some soldiers because they don't have to take a risk and go out and try to kill him. Letting drones do all the work is a good way of saving soldiers lives and making sure no lives are lost. In this image below, it argues that drones are the perfect soldiers. Drones don't have families, and don't get Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Those are some of the examples why drones are the perfect soldiers. When a drone dies, no life is lost but just money. Soldiers lives matter because they have families and a lot to live for. Many families are heartbroken when they find out their loved one died in battle. So therefore, using drones would be better than using soldiers because there are many benefits of using drones.


http://www.danzigercartoons.com/2013/page/21

As a student, we are currently reading The Crucible. In The Crucible, people are hanged for witchcraft. Once a person is accused of witchcraft, that was basically your death sentence. Many innocent people were hanged and not given a fair trial or at least heard what they had to say. Their system of justice is very related to our drone use. Civilians are accidentally killed and they are not given any attention. They were innocent people and did not deserve to die. There had been a lot of civilian deaths during drone strikes and even with the counting deaths, the drones are still being used. The U.S is not taking accountability for their actions. They killed innocent civilians with drones and still continue to use them even considering the risks.

This shows me that the U.S justice system is corrupt, and what are we doing about it?