The U.S. has the strongest and most advance military in the world. The U.S. military did not get that title through careless selection of innovations and inventions. The military got that title because it knew a good advantage when found. Today, an advantage has been found and it comes in the form of a plane with no man in it. It is called an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), now do not be mistaken there is always a person controlling the aircraft. These UAVs are commonly known as drones and they should be used in the military. Drones should be used in the military because they cost a fraction of the price as normal manned aircraft. They also save lives, are accurate when given a target, and will impact the military in a positive way.
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As president Obama stated at the National Defense University, “...our actions are effective. Don’t take my word for it. In the intelligence gathered at Bin Laden’s compound, we found that he wrote, “We could lose the reserves to enemy’s air strikes. We cannot fight air strikes with explosives.” Other communications from al Qaeda operatives confirm this as well. Dozens of highly skilled al Qaeda commanders, trainers, bomb makers and operatives have been taken off the battlefield. Plots have been disrupted that would have targeted international aviation, U.S. transit systems, European cities and our troops in Afghanistan. Simply put, these strikes have saved lives”. If that is not enough proof that drones have help the U.S. immensely in its war on terror then David Rohde’s, who was a prisoner of the Taliban, comment of how drones are a “terrifying presence” for militants along with the fact that Hakimullah mehsud, previous leader of the Taliban, was killed by a drone should be more than enough evidence that the drones are accomplishing their