Throughout the War on Terror, the United States has continuously utilized drones despite knowing that these tactics kill indiscriminately. Last month, an airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan, which the U.S. military said was supposed to target suicide bombers, killed at least 10 civilians, including a suspected seven kids. Now, two Senate Democrats are calling on President Biden to find a way to stop killing civilians with drone warfare.
On Monday, Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Patrick Leahy of Vermont asked Biden to consider "the moral and strategic consequences of our nation's post-9/11 counterterrorism policies." The two pointed specifically to the military's use of drones, noting, "Far too many people are erroneously labeled as targets based on faulty or inadequate intelligence."
