Tournament: App state | Round: 6 | Opponent: Liberty AB | Judge:
1AC
Plan:
The United States federal government should change authority of targeted killing with drone strikes from Title 50 of the United States Code to Title 10 of the United States Code. 

Advantage One: Terrorism 

CIA supervision of drone strikes make it at an all-time high
The Canberra Times 6/19
(The Canberra Times, “New way to fight terrorism,” 6/19/13, EGM, 8/5/13)

 “New way to fight… working in the UK.”

Drones create blowback terrorism which is worse than any other form
Gerges 6/21
(Fawaz Gerges, special for CNN, professor of international relations at the London School of Economics where he directs the Middle East Centre, “Why drone strikes are real enemy in 'war on terror,” 6/21/13 http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/21/opinion/terrorism-gerges/index.html, 6/23/13. EGM)

“London (CNN) -- In his highly anticipated…. down a violent path.”

Lack of confidence in the Pakistani government
Awan, 6/2
(Imran Awan, The Guardian UK, “US drone attacks are further radicalising Pakistan,” http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jun/02/us-drone-strikes-pakistan-terrorists, 6/24/13, EGM)

“The US airstrike… of their leaders.”

Transparency
CNN, 12
(Wire Staff, Cable News Network. “Drone strikes kill, maim and traumatize too many civilians, U.S. study says.” Date made September 25, 2012. Date retrieved August 14, 2013.  http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/25/world/asia/pakistan-us-drone-strikes) 

“The report concedes… and media reporting."

Terrorism guarantees extinction
Speice, 06
(Speice, JD Candidate @ College of William and Mary Patrick F. Speice, Jr., “Negligence And Nuclear Nonproliferation: Eliminating The Current Liability Barrier To Bilateral U.S.-Russian Nonproliferation Assistance Programs,” William and Mary Law Review, February 2006, 47 Wm and Mary L. Rev. 1427)

“Accordingly, there is… of nuclear weapons”

Even if the attack fails, it’d guarantee WW3
Sid-Ahmed, 04
(Mohamed, Middle East Research and Information Project, "Extinction!", Aug 26, weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/705/op5.htm NL)

“A nuclear attack… all be losers.”

It’s comparatively the biggest threat
Royal, 11
(John Paul, Institute of World Politics, “War Powers and the Age of Terrorism”, http://www.thepresidency.org/storage/Fellows2011/Royal-_Final_Paper.pdf NL)

“Proliferation of weapons… and limit these powers.”
Advantage Two: Modeling 

US is seeking to lead drone expansion – US guidelines must be finalized first
Reuters, 3/13
(Tabassum Zakaria, Reuters, “As drone monopoly frays, Obama seeks global rules,” 3/17/13, http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/17/us-usa-security-drones-idUSBRE92G02720130317, 6/3/13, EGM)

“(Reuters) - President Barack…. against al Qaeda.”
But there’s no legal framework now
CFR, 13
(Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations, Center for Preventive Care, “Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies,” January 2013, Council Special Report No. 65, 6/15/13, EGM)

“Over the past decade….normative framework”

It creates a precedent of uncontrolled drone warfare – escalates to conflicts
Knoll, 12
(David L. Knoll, The Diplomat, “Will America’s Addiction to Drone Strikes Backfire?,” 10/23/12, http://thediplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2012/10/23/ok-drone-the-global-proliferation-of-uavs/, 8/18/13, EGM)

“The swift pace… and global security.”
The plan creates that necessary framework
Bloomberg, 2/5
(Bloomberg, “Building a Better Drone War”2/5/13
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-06/drone-war-needs-clear-rules-instead-of-more-leaks.html, 8/15/13, EGM)

“In fact, the Pentagon’s…. high moral ground”
The US is the only country that can set a precedent  
CFR 13
(Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations, Center for Preventive Care, “Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies,” January 2013, Council Special Report No. 65, 6/15/13, EGM)

 “The current trajectory… use of drones.”
Scenario 1 is China--
China is starting to use drones now—that causes a Senkaku conflict
CBS News, 5/3
(CBS News, “China emerges as new force in drone warfare,”5/3/13, http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57582699/china-emerges-as-new-force-in-drone-warfare/, 6/19/13, EGM)

“Determined to kill…. have caught up.”
Senkaku conflict escalates
Klare, 13
(Michael, professor of peace and world security studies at Hampshire College "The Next War", Jan 23, www.realclearworld.com/articles/2013/01/23/the_next_war_100500-2.html) NL

“Don't look now…. Of everyone involved. “
The conflict goes nuclear
International Herald Tribune, 12
(Didi Kirsten Tatlow, International Herald Tribune ¶ , NY Times, “Rising Tension — and Stakes — in Japan-China Island Dispute,” 9/14/12, http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/14/rising-tension-and-stakes-in-japan-china-island-dispute/, 6/19/13, EGM)

“BEIJING — It has all …. recovery in the United States.”

Scenario 2 is Prolif
There are numerous ways nuclear miscalc will ensue
Boyle, 13
(Michael, PhD from Cambridge and assistant professor of political science at La Salle University, "The costs and consequences of drone warfare", 2013, www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/public/International20Affairs/2013/89_1/89_1Boyle.pdf NL)

“An important… to challenge them.”
No legal framework causes rapid drone prolif which escalates to nuclear war
CFR, 13
(Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations, Center for Preventive Care, “Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies,” January 2013, Council Special Report No. 65, 6/15/13, EGM)

“Existing practices carry…. responsible drone use.”
Drones create adventurism – triggers war
Singer, 09
(Peter Warren Singer is an American Political Scientist and international relations scholar, he is currently a senior fellow at the Brookings institution, where he is the director of the 21st century Defense Initiative; “Robots at War: The New Battlefield’; Winter 2009; http://www.wilsonquarterly.com/article.cfm?aid=1313; 6/29/2010 THIS EVIDENCE IS GENDER MODIFIED)

“Such changed connections…. into more wars.”

Shifting to Title 10 clarifies legal perceptions and legitimizes US drone policy
Waxman 13  
(Matthew Waxman, law professor at Columbia Law School, co-chair, Roger Hertog Program on Law and National Security, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Law and Foreign Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations, member of the Hoover Institution Task Force on National Security and Law, “Going Clear,” 3/20/13, Foreign Policy, http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/03/20/going_clear?wp_login_redirect=0, 10/9/13, EGM)

“So, moving operations… of targeted killing”

Law is key to modeling
Maxwell 2012
(Mark David Maxwell, Colonel, Judge Advocate with the U.S. Army, TARGETED KILLING, THE LAW, AND TERRORISTS, Joint Force Quarterly, Winter 2012, http://www.ndu.edu/press/targeted-killing.html, 10/10/13, EGM)

“The weakness of…. the rule of law.  “

The plan adds an extra layer of accountability
Klaidman, 3/19
(Daniel Klaidman, national political correspondent for Newsweek and The Daily Beast, “Exclusive: No More Drones for CIA,” 3/19/13, http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/19/exclusive-no-more-drones-for-cia.html, 8/15/13, EGM)

“How does the CIA’s targeted…. procedures will prevail.”

Title 10 creates new limitations which make drones more legitimate
Kaplan, 3/21
(Fred Kaplan, The Slate, “The Drones Are in the Details,” 3/21/13,
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2013/03/john_brennan_wants_the_pentagon_to_take_command_of_the_cia_s_drone_strike.html, 8/15/13, EGM)

“To put it in… networks worldwide.”

Getting the CIA out is a pre-req to any effective drone policy
Weber, 2/6
(Peter Weber, The Week, “Will Congress curb Obama's drone strikes?” 2/6/13
http://theweek.com/article/index/239716/will-congress-curb-obamas-drone-strikes, 8/18/13, EGM)

“Since at least the…. supposedly covert operations”

Switching from the CIA to Pentagon control solves
Reuters 3/13
(Tabassum Zakaria, Reuters, “As drone monopoly frays, Obama seeks global rules,” 3/17/13, http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/17/us-usa-security-drones-idUSBRE92G02720130317, 6/3/13, EGM)

“INTERNAL DEBATES… second official said.”