Tournament: Neregional | Round: 5 | Opponent: Binghamton Donaldson-Melendez | Judge: Black
1AC

Hegemony Advantage

Status quo drone policy undermines U.S. soft power 

(Douglas, Fellow at the Douglas Dillon institute, “US Drone Strike Policies,” Council on Foreign Relation, 

January 22, 2013, http://www.cfr.org/counterterrorism/us-drone-strike-policies/p29849 accessed 8/1)

MICAH ZENKO: Well, thank you so much for the opportunity and for the 

use today will have on emerging drone powers once they have the technology.

First, current drone policy risks U.S. alliances key to foreign and military policies – unresolved 

Kennedy 13 (Greg, a Professor  of Strategic Foreign Policy  at the Defence Studies Department, King's 

College  London, based at the Joint  Services Command and Staff  College, Defence Academy  of the United 

Kingdom, in  Shrivenham, “Drones: Legitimacy and Anti-Americanism,” Parameters 42(4)/43(1) WinterSpring 2013, Strategic Studies Institute at the United States Army War College

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/parameters/Issues/WinterSpring_2013/

The current debate over the legitimacy of America’s use of drones to  deliver deadly force 

stability.”6 This article will address only the first three critical questions.

AND alliances key to soft power problem solving

Kreisher 12 (Otto Kreisher, Former Naval Officer/veteran Washington correspondent and defense 

journalist, “Chuck Hagel, Touted As Next SecDef, Argues For Soft Power, Allies”,  December 10 2012, 

Breaking Defense, http://breakingdefense.com/2012/12/10/chuck-hagel-touted-as-next-secdefargues-for-soft-power-allie/   )

Perhaps with an eye toward America losing its preeminent military position, Hagel argued that 

must be addressed through alliances, through “joint thinking,” he said.

Second, drone strikes as is hurt U.S. credibility – lack of transparency, oversight and restrictions 

allow any bombing to be blamed on the U.S. 

Zenko 13, (Micah, fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, with expertise in Conflict Prevention; US 

national security policy, military planning and operations and nuclear weapons policy. “Reforming U.S. Drone 

Strike Policies”, Council on Foerign Relations Special Report no. 65, January 2013 http://www.cfr.org/warsand-warfare/reforming-us-drone-strike-policies/p29736, pg15)

The problem with maintaining that drone strikes are covert is that both the American and

, no congressional committee has conducted a hearing on any aspect of them.

AND credibility will make the difference in maintaining hegemonic standing

APSA 9 (American Political Science Association, The American Political Science Association is the 

, Consequences,  and the Future,” Task Force Report, October 2009, 

http://www.apsanet.org/media/PDFs/APSAUSStandingShortFinal.pdf

U nlike something a nation possesses and can easily measure, like wealth or military  

understanding of Americans, even when it has no readily observable  behavioral implications.

Third, these drone strikes overshadow effectiveness of foreign aid programs

Zenko 13, (Micah, fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, with expertise in Conflict Prevention; US 

national security policy, military planning and operations and nuclear weapons policy. “Reforming U.S. Drone 

Strike Policies”, Council on Foerign Relations Special Report no. 65, January 2013 http://www.cfr.org/warsand-warfare/reforming-us-drone-strike-policies/p29736, pg11)

At the same time, some drone strikes contradict stated nonmilitary foreign policy objectives. 

have provided either public or private consent for U.S. drone strikes 

AND foreign aid sustains US Hegemony – past proves 

Ehrenfeld 04, (Daniel, University of Maryland professor posting in a peer reviewed journal analyzing 

humanitarian intervention, “Foreign Aid Effectiveness, Political Rights and Bilateral Distribution”, The Journal 

, http://sites.tufts.edu/jha/archives/75)

Despite the existence of multilateral programs, bilateral technical assistance to independent countries and even 

(notably India) prompted the emergence of greater amounts of bilateral programs.

Ultimately, soft power is key to US hegemony

Nye 2004 (Joseph S. Nye, political scientist and former Harvard school of government dean, “Soft Power 

and American Foreign Policy” Vol. 119, No. 2, Summer 2004 , http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdfplus/

In the global information age, the attractiveness of the United States will be crucial 

as the new realities of the information age. We cannot afford that. 

U.S. hegemony prevents extinction – laundry list of reasons 

Thayer 6 (Bradley A.  is an associate professor in the Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, 

Missouri State University, “In Defense of Primacy,” November/December 2006, Issue 86, National Interest, 

A grand strategy based on American primacy means ensuring the United States stays the world's

--and the world's--to have it last as long as possible.¶ 

Advantage 2 is international law

China is acquiring drones to confront Japan over territorial disputes in the Senkaku islands – 

CBS 5-3 (China emerges as new force in drone warfare, Associated Press, 3 May 2013, http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57582699/

china-emerges-as-new-force-in-drone-warfare/, da 8-3-13) PC

Though China claims its military posture is entirely defensive, its navy and civilian maritime 

carrier killer," the Pentagon said in its 2012 report on China's military.

Emmot, 6/4/2008 (Bill – editor of the Economist, Power rises in the east, The Australian, p. http://

www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/power-rises-in-the-east/story-e6frg8px-1111116460128)

As well as knitting them, however, this drama is also grinding together Asian 

East China Sea and the Senkaku-Diaoyutai islands, Taiwan and Pakistan.

Introducing restrictions is the only way to stop drone proliferation that prevents instability. 

Roberts 13 (Kristin, When the Whole World Has Drones, National Journal, 21 March 2013, http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/

when-the-whole-world-has-drones-20130321, da 8-1-13) PC

The proliferation of drone technology has moved well beyond the control of the United States 

uses of one of the most awesome military robotics capabilities of this generation.

ADV 3- NUCLEAR TERORRISM 

Drone strikes fuel terrorism: revenge, recruitment and civilian backlash--- outweighs any 

Boyle 2013 (Michael J., PhD and asst professor of political science @ La Salle University, “The Costs 

and Consequences of Drone Warfare”, International Affairs, Volume 89, Number 1, January 2013, http://

www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/public/International20Affairs/2013/89_1/89_1Boyle.pdf, p. 9-10)

The second major claim for the effectiveness of drone strikes is based on ¶ their 

Al-Qaeda and strengthened local insurgent forces challenging the Yemeni government.53

Independently, targeted killing destroys intelligence gathering--- alienates our allies

Anderson 9, (Kenneth Anderson, Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American University, and 

Research Fellow, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Targeted Killing in U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy 

and Law, SSRN, May 11, 2009, http://ssrn.com/abstract=1415070)

The elephant in the room, so to speak, however, is the standard 

terrorism, and in that regard not all states are equal, either. 

Also literally incinerates vital intelligence by discouraging capture and interrogation

Thiessen 2011 (Marc A. Thiessen, visiting fellow at AEI, November 18, 2011, “We need a terrorist detention 

and interrogation policy,” American Enterprise Institute, http://www.aei.org/article/foreign-and-defense-policy/

terrorism/we-need-a-terrorist-detention-and-interrogation-policy/)

The problem with this approach is: dead terrorists cannot tell you their plans for 

In other words, America has a policy of terrorist catch and release. 

Effective joint intelligence efforts are key to stop terrorism.

Cristian and Andreea 13, (M?rc?u Flavius-Cristian, PhD Candidate, Babes-Bolyai University, Ciorei Mihaela 

Andreea, MA, Constantin Brâncu?i University from Targu-Jiu, THE ROLE OF INTELLIGENCE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST 

TERROR, European Scientific Journal, vol.9, No.2, January 2013, http://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/

Terrorist threats are highly topical and won’t disappear in the next decade. Most likely 

be used as well as possible at strategic, operational and tactical level.

AQAP has the intent to attack the US homeland

Bengyak, Emker 2013(Kevin, Stacey, M.A.candadite at the John C. Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and 

International Relations,  “Analyzing the US Countertterrorism Strategy in Yemen”, January 14, 2013, http://

blogs.shu.edu/diplomacy/2013/01/analyzing-the-us-counterterrorism-strategy-in-yemen/)

The United States has placed great emphasis on fighting the militant Islamic group based in 

is attempting to exploit in order to consolidate its power within the country.

Terrorism causes miscalculation that draws in Russia and China and culminates in extinction- 

Ayson 2010 (Robert Ayson, Professor of Strategic Studies and Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies: 

New Zealand at the Victoria University of Wellington, “After a Terrorist Nuclear Attack: Envisaging Catalytic 

Effects,” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Volume 33, Issue 7, July, Available Online to Subscribing Institutions via 

A terrorist nuclear attack, and even the use of nuclear weapons in response by 

for the terrorists. This might not help the chances of nuclear restraint.

Rapid escalation in alert levels causes decentralized command authority – makes uncontrollable 

Sagan 1990 (Scott Sagan, professor of political science and co-director of Stanford's Center for International 

Security and Cooperation, 1990 “Nuclear Alerts and Crisis Management” in “Nuclear diplomacy and crisis 

management: an International security reader” p. 191-3)

A “NO-ALERTS” POLICY?  It would be equally in error, 

.  Any one of these authorized escalatory steps might lead to uncontrolled escalation.  

Plan Text

Plan: The United States Congress should establish a federal court with jurisdiction over targeted 

Solvency

Congressional establishment of courts for drones creates clear guidelines and transparency, 

which combats rights abuses- federal courts cannot enforce their decisions without those 

McKelvey 2011 (Benjamin, Executive Development Editor on the Editorial Board of the Vanderbilt 

Journal of Transnational Law, “Due Process Rights and the Targeted Killing of Suspected Terrorists: The 

Unconstitutional Scope of Executive Killing Power,” Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Volume 44, Number 5, 

November,http://www.vanderbilt.edu/jotl/manage/wp-content/uploads/mckelvey-pdf.pdf, p. 1377-1378)

The targeted killing of Americans, as demonstrated by the  Aulaqi case, presents complex 

promote the use of all  peaceful measures before lethal force is pursued.212

Harman 2013 (Jane Harman, director, president and chief executive officer of the Woodrow Wilson 

International Center for Scholars, February 19, 2013, “Harman: Drone courts can work,” Security Clearance, CNN, 

http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2013/02/19/harman-drone-courts-can-work/)

September 11, 2001, was a game changer, forcing the United States to 

FISA provisions for emergency authorization in time-sensitive situations should also apply.

Establishment of transparent drone procedures key to international perception of legitimacy

Machon 2006 (Maj. Matthew J., US Army Major and investigor for the School of Advanced Military Studies, 

“Targeted Killing as an Element of U.S. Foreign Policy in the War on Terror”, 5/25/06, http://www.fas.org/irp/

To maintain international legitimacy and retain the moral high ground within the war on ¶ 

appears to be the case thus far in the war on ¶ terror.

A multitude of voices is needed to create an effective framework—only Congress provides that

Radsan and Murphy 12 Afsheen (Professor at William Mitchell College of Law and Assistant

General Counsel at the CIA from 2002-2004), and Richard (ATandT Professor of Law at Texas Tech 

University School of Law), “The Evolution of Law and Policy for CIA Targeted Killing”, Journal of 

National Security Law and Policy, http://repository.law.ttu.edu/bitstream/handle/10601/1934/

The20Evolution20of20Law20and20Policy20for20CIA20Targeted20Killings.pdf?sequence=1, p. 461-

No one person or group can speak alone to create a new, specific  framework 

from the  military's extensive experience, both practical and legal, in targeting.

Congressional power is critical to a successful War on Terror, especially in terms of soft power

John, White House Counsel to Nixon and FindLaw Writ Columnist, “Tom Ridge's Non- Testimonial Appearance Before Congress: Another Nixonstyle Move By The Bush Administration, Find Law, April 12 http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20020412.html

Congressional oversight and the collective wisdom of Congress are essential in our dealing with terrorism

It is a makeshift excuse to keep the Congress from policing the White House

Judges can be on call and justify strikes pre-emptively

Opderbeck 2013 (David W. Opderbeck, Professor of Law, Seton Hall University Law School, and Director, 

Gibbons Institute of Law, Science and Technology, August 2, 2013, “Drone Courts,” http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/

In addition to general separation of powers concerns, a number of practical objections have 

of the actual strike. The same could be true for a court.

Increasing transparency in the drone program is necessary for its success- required for intel 

Cullen 2007 (Colonel Peter M., Staff Judge Advocate at Fort Campbell, “THE ROLE OF TARGETED KILLING IN THE 

CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERROR”, 3/30/07, http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA471529, p. 11)

The long-term success or failure of targeted killing as a component of the 

¶ will become an even more potent weapon against trans-national terrorism.

Judicial review of the legality of targeted killing effectively limits the scope of Presidential drone 

Jaffer, Director of the ACLU's Center for Democracy, 13 (Jameel, Judicial Review of Targeted Killings, Harvard Law Review, 2013, 

http://www.harvardlawreview.org/issues/126/april13/forum_1002.php, da 7-29-13) PC

Since 9/11, the CIA and Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) 

said that even the mere prospect of judicial review deters error and abuse.