From the Introduction....

There is an accepted wisdom that democratic, developed countries in the Western world conduct themselves at a higher moral level than others. But the US government, over the last fifteen years, has done things to others, such as kidnapping, torture, and assassination, that only the “bad guys” used to do. Their newest and most alarming tactic is drone warfare--the application of technologically advanced aerial vehicles with no pilot in the cockpit, purportedly capable of precise strikes on the enemy. As a key tool in counterterrorism strategy, the use of drones is increasing rapidly, along with a corresponding increase in the number of civilian deaths. The title of this book, Drone Nation, is no exaggeration.