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In reply to the discussion: 2,305 killed by Obama in drone strikes in Pakistan by my count [View all]Ms. Toad
(34,058 posts)Drones are particularly insidious because they permit us to remove ourselves from the emotional impact of taking lives because it is assassination by video game. While that may be easier on the soldiers who are taking part in this war (although see the next to last link below for another take on that) - it is also a tool to make it easier for us, as a country, to kill.
That said, so does reporting only US deaths rather than all the deaths in the Middle East wars - a number which vastly underestimates the human toll of these ill advised wars. So it isn't really an either/or question - but drones are a narrower focus so it may be possible to nip the escalation of this particularly offensive means of waging war in the bud.
But as a fellow Quaker (an assumption based on your name) I expect you are aware that both FCNL and AFSC have taken strong positions against the use of drones.