Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The Strategy Behind U.S. Drone Strikes

Strategic Horizons: The Strategy Behind U.S. Drone Strikes -- Steven Metz, WPR

No topic in American security inspires more heated debate these days than the Obama administration's use of drone strikes against armed militants, terrorists and their supporters. While debate and scrutiny of public policy is a good thing, a hefty proportion of this criticism is badly misguided, often mistaking the use of drones as America's strategy itself. In large part this reflects a failure on the part of the Obama administration to develop a convincing narrative to explain the assumptions, logic and ultimate objectives of its strategy. Without seeing the big picture, it is difficult to understand how drone strikes fit in and why they are the least bad option available.

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My Comment
: The strategy is simple .... unless there is a better alternative to stop Al Qaeda and other extremists .... drone strikes are the only alternative.

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