Tournament: GSU | Round: 1 | Opponent: Vanderbilt | Judge: Nick Ryan
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Plan
The United States federal government should switch supervision of the drone program to Title 10 of the United States Code.
