Ground the Drones in 2013
Although 2012 marked the beginning of the end of US and NATO forces’ presence in Afghanistan, reliance on air strikes by unmanned drones escalated. Now that Barack Obama no longer faces the pressure of campaigning, he would be wise to use the first year of his new term to end America's indiscriminate and barbaric attacks.
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LAHORE – Although 2012 saw an accelerating drawdown of United States and NATO forces’ in Afghanistan, a grim aspect of that decade-long war – reliance on air strikes by unmanned drones – continued unabated. Indeed, those attacks were stepped up, with America’s use of drone warfare in Pakistan reaching an unprecedented height over the past year. With President Barack Obama re-elected and no longer facing the pressure of a campaign, it would be in America’s interest – and certainly in the interests of my country, Pakistan – to use the first year of his new term to de-escalate the violence.