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They’ve done it again. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Came out with a scathing report criticising US Drone attacks.
This has gone far now. This “Drones kill innocent civilians and violate human rights” myth, I mean.
It’s illogical, emotional, lacking empirical evidence, not corroborated and validated by facts or data…and to be honest, quite ridiculously stupid. 
To counter, here I have collected a sample of good researched based articles, countering the myth.
1. The Killing Machine: How to think about Drones
2. Drones: Actually the most humane form of warfare
3. You say Pakistanis all hate Drone wars? Prove it.
4. Drone Wars
5. For now, Drones are the best options
and finally,
6. The Drone War: Pakistani Public Opposition To American Drone Strikes In Pakistan – A Research by C. Christine Fair, Karl Kaltenthaler, William J. Miller.
Hope that shuts those hippies up.
One latest addition.
” Dear Amnesty International, do you even know how drones work? ”
Now, that’s what is called a brutal takedown.
One more.
” Striking back on the Drone debate : 3 questions ”
Keeps getting better!
Daily World Watch 
Sir,
I see your point. Would you bother to also add a moral/ethical point of view on this ‘killing by proxy’ method whose praises you are singing here? Or you think these are useless concerns in an age where only what works really counts.
And, in case you indeed side with this pragmatic ‘myth’, may I suggest a few things that seem to work even better in our world? Try drugs, weapons smuggling and, especially, human trafficking.
From a strict Realist point of view, there are no moral/ethical questions in any conflict.
I understand. As Dostoyevsky rightly says, ‘if God (and consequently, morality) does not exist, anything is permissible. You may then also add to drones infanticide, rape, euthanasia, human trafficking, weapon smuggling, etc.
I thank God I do not have to live is your universe.