The future is here! Drones have evolved to be suited for combat, but the question is, is it ethical to use drones in combat? Does it help the cause or just make the cause worse? Drones being used in combat can change the way we fight. They are being used over sending in our troops, tanks, trucks, and manned aircraft. While we don't risk the lives of our soldiers and spending a lot of tax dollars on expensive equipment and vehicles, we send unmanned drones not risking lives of pilots flying them and the drones we use are cheaper than other options we have. Those who oppose think that drone warfare desensitizes soldiers but drone warfare is ethical because drones save money and lives. Drones save the lives of soldiers and civilian. Drones have killed thousands of militants and have had successful missions without sending our troops into combat. As www.sandiegouniontribune.com state “Hillary Clinton points out, in her recent memoir, Hard Choices, that during her tenure as secretary of state, drone programs were ‘one of the most effective and controversial elements of the Obama administration’s strategy against Al Qaeda and like-minded terrorists … bin Laden himself worried about the heavy losses that drones were inflicting.’” Without the use of troops in combat, we don't risk their lives. Drones can carry out missions being unmanned meaning the drones do not need a pilot to fly them. This brings the death rate of soldiers down. Drowns have saved the lives of civilians and brought down the civilian death rate as well. Drones are now more accurate when taking down targets. We can move easily in the airfields, identify our targets more thoroughly, then take the down. We can do this over sending in manned aircraft like planes, jets, helicopters, etc, or troops who may kill civilians, in firefights. friendly fire or they may get the wrong target of the target could get away. The cIvilians and soldiers death rates have gone down thanks to drones and how they help keep troops out of combat and civilians safer while still carrying out missions efficiently. Drones help the economy by saving money. Drones are cheaper to make, use, and send on missions than other military vehicles or personnel. Drones use less of taxpayers dollars to operate in Mission than sending an aircraft, tanks, trucks, or troops. “The cost per flight hour varies by type of drone. Predator and Reaper [the most common used military drone] cost about $2,500 - $3,500 per flight hour.” As said by www.fenl.org. Altogether, drones save lives and money and as well as stay in international laws. With drones being international, we don’t have to worry about getting in trouble with other governments when carrying out important missions. We can as well kill help other nations in need of the US military services and not worry about international fees. All in all we can carry out missions more efficiently by being enabled to go international whilst still saving money for the economy. Those who challenge say that using drones desensitize soldiers. It’s easier to kill people using drones so the easier it is
