Increased Amounts of Drone Use in Afghanistan

On February 21, 2013, Shashank Bengali of the Los Angeles Times wrote an article called "U.S Drone Strikes Up Sharply in Afghanistan". The article discusses how drone use is increasing in Afghanistan, due to many factors. As we know, a huge portion of the military stationed in Afghanistan is going to pull out by 2014, and preparations must be done to control any threats that may rise because of this withdrawal. A 72% increase of the usage of drone strikes has occurred in 2013, and it proves that the United States military will be using drones instead of soldiers to carry out many operations in Afghanistan. As there is controversy over the usage of drones, I agree with what the United States military is using. Yes, I would rather have an army stationed in the country to carry out military operations, but as we know, we have been in Afghanistan for too long. But we can not just leave and hope terrorist organizations do not rise again; that is why the usage of drones is very practical. As 66,000 troops withdraw out of Afghanistan, a drone fleet will be on constant patrol over the country doing attacks on designated areas. As the United States wants, the Afghanistan army is ready to designate targets for the drones, which is a good sign of alliance between both armed forces.