Question

3. What are the costs and benefits of using drones to attack suspected terrorists? Should the U.S. take other

countries' perspectives into account before taking any military action?

Answer 1

The counter-argument is about drones being effective in proactively limiting insurgent and terrorist capabilities, minimising civilian casualties and collateral damage, and reducing the risk to 'our own' troops, while being more flexible and cost-effective to deploy.When viewed in comparison to what the desired outcomes of using drone strikes are, it is apparent that drones are effective as a short-term counter terrorist strategy.