Top CIA And Military Officials Warn That America's Drone Program Could Lead To Longer And More Frequent Wars

Predators and other drones have become a staple of U.S. counterterrorism policy. (AIR FORCE VIA REUTERS)

U.S. Drone Policies A ‘Slippery Slope’ For Continuous Wars, Report Finds -- Washington Post

Targeted drone strikes have become a centerpiece of the Obama administration’s counterterrorism policy, but a new report issued by a bipartisan panel of former intelligence and defense officials has concluded the approach constitutes a “slippery slope” toward a state of never-ending war.

The 81-page report, released by the Stimson Center on Thursday, also points to the fact that the Obama administration has yet to conduct any “strategic analysis” on the cost-benefit of continued drone strikes in places such as Yemen and Pakistan.

“A serious counterterrorism strategy needs to consider carefully, and constantly reassess the balance between kinetic action and other counterterrorism tools, and the potential unintended consequences of increased reliance on lethal UAV’s,” the report concludes, using the acronym for unmanned aerial vehicles.

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More News On The Stimson Report On U.S. Drone Policies

Increased US drone use 'may create slippery slope to wider war', report says -- The Guardian
Use of Drones for Killings Risks a War Without End, Panel Concludes in Report -- NYT
Report: US Drone Policy A ‘Slippery Slope’ Toward ‘Continual Conflict -- CBS
Stimson Center: Obama drone policy needs more transparency -- UPI
Report Questions U.S. Policy On Overseas Drone Strikes -- NPR
US drone strikes ‘slippery slope to wider wars’ – study -- RT
Report: Obama drone policy destabilizing for world, US democracy -- Al Jazeera
Top CIA and military officials warn US drones could create endless war -- VOX
U.S. drone strikes risk 'slippery slope' to endless war, panel says -- Swiss Info
America's drone program could lead to longer and more frequent wars, report says -- Verge
Analysis of the Stimson Drone Task Force Report -- Sarah Knuckey, Just Security
Report of the Stimson Center Task Force on Drone Policy -- Lawfare

WNU Editor: The Stimson report is here.