A German drone (Reuters).
Retired General Cautions Against Overuse Of "Hated" Drones -- Reuters
Aerial reconnaissance and attack drones have had a liberating effect on U.S. military forces, but they are deeply hated by many people and their overuse could jeopardize Washington's broader objectives, retired General Stanley McChrystal said on Monday.
McChrystal, who authored the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan, said use of drones had enabled him to carry out missions with smaller groups of special operations forces because the "eye in the sky" provided backup security.
"What scares me about drone strikes is how they are perceived around the world," he said in an interview. "The resentment created by American use of unmanned strikes ... is much greater than the average American appreciates. They are hated on a visceral level, even by people who've never seen one or seen the effects of one."
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Update #1: The General Who Ran US Drones Admits They Cause 'Visceral Resentment' Toward America -- Business Insider
Update #2: Even Stanley McChrystal Realizes How Much the World Hates Our Drones -- The Atlantic
My Comment: The world may hate drones .... but as I had pointed out in the previous post .... a global arms race is now happening because the major powers in the world are now rushing to develop and manufacture their own fleet of drones.
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