Tournament: JV NATS | Round: 1 | Opponent: Binghamton | Judge: Josh Turnage
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)

A) 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)

B) 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) 

It’s incredibly likely—9/11 changed the game—causes extinction
Bellany, 12
(Ian, Late Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Lancaster,  also former Director of the Centre for the Study of Arms Control and International Security and on the CTBT Commission, “Outflanking missile defences: the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, nuclear weapons, and terrorism” Defense and Security Analysis 28:1, March 2012 , 81-96, accessed 6-21-12 Bosley)

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)

Current drone usage guarantees rapid drone prolif that escalates—the plan is the only way to prevent miscalc—we’re on the brink now
Roberts, 13
(Kristin, News Editor for National Journal and masters in security studies from Georgetown and masters in journalism from Columbia, "When the Whole World Has Drones", March 22, www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/when-the-whole-world-has-drones-20130321 NL)

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)

Unchecked drone usage by the US causes adventurism and global warfare- Congressional signal is key
Friedman ’12
Benjamin H. Friedman is a research fellow in defense and homeland security studies at the Cato Institute, “Drones, Special Operations and Whimsical Wars,” 6/18/13, http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-skeptics/drones-special-operations-whimsical-wars-7085, 11/8/13, EGM

US adventurism causes nuclear war
Symonds ‘13
Peter Symonds, leading staff writer for the World Socialist Web Site and a member of its International Editorial Board, written extensively on Middle Eastern and Asian politics, contributing articles on developments in a wide range of countries, “Obama’s “playbook” and the threat of nuclear war in Asia,” 4/5/13, http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/04/05/pers-a05.html, 11/8/13, EGM

SCS conflict is probable – defense doesn’t assume recent tensions that ensure escalation
Chellaney 1-14-14
Which global conflicts will dominate in 2014? Jan 14, 2014, Brahma Chellaney, leading strategic thinker and an analyst of international geostrategic trends, Professor of Strategic Studies at the New Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research, an independent think-tank; a member of the Board of Governors of the National Book Trust of India; and a nonresident affiliate with the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization at King's College London. He has been a Fellow at the Norwegian Nobel Institute, which through the Nobel Committee awards the Nobel Peace Prize annually. He was formerly a member of the Policy Advisory Group headed by the External Affairs Minister of India, http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/economy/which-global-conflicts-will-dominate-2014-_1024277.html

SCS conflict draws in the US and goes nuclear
John Blaxland 13, Senior Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, the Australian National University, and Rikki Kersten, Professor of modern Japanese political history in the School of International, Political and Strategic Studies at the College of Asia and the Pacific, the Australian National University, 2/13/13, “Escalating territorial tension in East Asia echoes Europe’s descent into world war,” http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2013/02/13/escalating-territorial-tension-in-east-asia-echoes-europes-descent-into-world-war/

The plan creates the necessary framework to stop drone prolif
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)

The United States federal government should change supervision of targeted killing with drone strikes from Title 50 of the United States Code to Title 10 of the United States Code. 

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)

Law is key to modeling and credibility
Maxwell, 12
(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)

Getting the CIA out is a pre-req to any effective drone policy
Weber, 13
(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)

Transparency solves modeling
Bergen and Rowland, 10/25
(Peter Bergen and Jennifer Rowland, Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst, a director at the New America Foundation, Jennifer Rowland is a graduate student at Harvard University's Kennedy School. “Did Obama keep his drone promises?” 10/25/13, http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/25/opinion/bergen-drone-promises/, 10/31/13, EGM)

The plan adds an extra layer of accountability
Klaidman, 13
(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)

Title 10 creates new limitations which make drones more legitimate
Kaplan, 13
(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)

Switching solves
Reuters, 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)

No disads—Obama just decimated war powers
Nather and Palmer, 9/1
(David Nather, masters degree in Poly Sci from George Washington University and senior policy reporter at POLITICO Pro, Anna Palmer, senior Washington correspondent for POLITICO, "Bushies fear Obama weakening presidency", 9/1/13, www.politico.com/story/2013/09/bushies-fear-obama-weakening-presidency-96143.html?hp=t1_3 NL)