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Hundreds of civilian casualties from drone attacks

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Amanpour CNN
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Other programs?
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Al-Qaeda?
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Countering the threat from Al Qaeda?
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Drone attacks?
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Hundreds of civilian casualties from drone attacks
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Casualty rate lower than alternative of Pakistan artillery attacks
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US estimates suggest that around 25-33% of causalities were civilians
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Drone attacks radicalise the local population
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Ethical concerns about the drone attacks?
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Taliban in Pakistan have killed thousands of civilians in last 2 years
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Ethical and legal concerns about the drone attacks?
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As many attacks in Pakistan under Obama as under Bush in 3 years
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Drone attacks are killing senior Al Qaeda leaders
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Drone attacks are the least worst option available
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Drone attacks project power without military vulnerability
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Drone attacks have put Al Qaeda and the Taliban on the defensive
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Drone attacks radicalise the local population
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Violation of Pakistan's sovereignty
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Capturing targets instead would generate valuable intelligence
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