Monday, 15 April 2013
Blog #11: US Drone Strikes
The United States government has made several hundreds of drone attacks on Pakistan since 2004. These attacks are part of the War on Terror campaign in hopes to defeat the Al Qaeda and Taliban in Pakistan. These attacks started with president George Bush and have increased in amounts now that Obama is president. I do not feel that it is right for the US government to go in and drone attack Pakistan with out giving the people they are attempting to attack, a chance to speak for themselves in court for innocence. However, I do think it is right for them to go in and attack if they have full evidence and proof that the person they are attacking is active with Al Qaeda and the Taliban. With this being said, there is also many unintentional casualties of civilians living in Pakistan. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism states that since president Obama took office, at least 50 civilians have been killed in follow up strikes when they were going in to kill victims and 20 civilians were attacked on. The US has no right to be going and causing casualties unless they give the people a chance to defend themselves, just as they would give any "guilty" person in America a chance to prove themselves innocent.
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I agree 100% with what you've said! I feel that the concept of drone strikes sounds beneficial since they can attack those who they feel they need to without jeopardizing the lives of American troops; however, this is not how the drone strikes have been proven to play out. The innocent lives taken due to drone strikes prove that it's not a good idea.
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