Drones Technology and The New Problem

     Hello everyone, Welcome to the post ten of this blog. Last week I saw the horrible news of the death of two aid workers, by U.S airstrikes. These civilians were hostage of Al Qaeda group in Pakistan. The news said that the U.S intelligence informed “no civilians” in the area and the government decided begins the attack. Regrettably, intelligence was wrong and Warren Weinstein and Giovanni Lo Porto were killed in friendly fire. This was an error that began a debate in The New York Times Room of Debates where they got the idea of create a court that control the use of drones to attack point of interest. The people began to comment and talk about the situation and now I want give my opinion.

     In my opinion I don’t agree with the idea of create a court of drones. The use and control of this equipment is part of the duties of the Armed Forces and the President of the U.S. as commander and chief. I understand that civilian casualties are a negative situation for the nation and its image, but this is the cost of war. We are in war with many groups around the world and this use has decreased the number of soldiers on ground in different battlefields. Some positive points that have this technology are: fewer soldiers on ground, less soldiers casualties, More faster missions, missions more secure, good equipment for Military Intelligence. This technology helps us to find Osama Bin Laden, kill other Al Qaeda VIP personnel and support the Iraqi Army against ISIS. I understand that the U.S. should be more carefully in the moment of give the order and we should learn of these errors, but the form of resolve this problem isn’t with a court. In the court the people that will work with these cases will be civilians that maybe don’t understand the military situations and maybe their decision could be a bigger mistake. Also the decision in courts take a lot of time and a lot of military activities are against the clock. If you have to go to the court with a lot of information and wait for their decision, maybe you lost the real position of the enemy or the place of interest. The most important point here is learning of the error of the past. President Obama, on behalf of the United States and as Commander and Chief, presented to the families of the deceased deepest apologies for this actions.

 

 

     This mistake of the death of this two hostages teach us that we need extra careful when we use the drones in the battlefield, but is a good war technology that help us to reduce the number of soldier and military casualties. War is bad, cruel and always a lot of people die, drones keep out a lot of soldiers of this danger. This is my humble opinion about this situation that affects the heart of a lot of American people. For these two families, I want give you my most heartfelt condolences for the loss of their loved ones.  Thanks everybody, feel free to comment and give your opinion.    

 

President Obama: I profoundly regret what happened (April 23, 2015) CNN, Youtube. April 27, 2015, compiled from:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztWiZwnkm60.

Should a Court Approve All Drone Strikes? (April 24, 2015) New York Time, Room of Debates. April 26, 2015, compiled from: http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2015/04/24/should-a-court-approve-all-drone-strikes