Tournament: Navy | Round: 1 | Opponent: GMU MT | Judge: Austin Woodruff
ADVANTAGE ONE: TERRORISM

CIA supervision of drone strikes make terrorism 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...in the UK.

We will isolate three internal links.

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)
"In his highly...a violent path."

B) 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."

C) 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 – societies would destroy civil liberties in the name of security
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...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)
"President Barack Obama...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...requisite 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...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."

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, but...to challenges 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."

PLAN: The United States Federal Government should switch supervision of the drone program to Title 10 of the United States Code.

SOLVENCY
Shift to DOD solves
CFR, 13
(Michael Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations Press, “Transferring CIA Drone Strikes to the Pentagon,” Policy Innovation Memorandum No. 31, April 2013, http://www.cfr.org/drones/transferring-cia-drone-strikes-pentagon/p30434, 7/20/13, EGM)
"The president should...others use drones."

Plan makes strikes more accountable and prevents abuses
Zenko, 13
(Micah Zenko is the Douglas Dillon Fellow in the Center for Preventive Action (CPA) at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). He currently serves as vice chair of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Terrorism. Previously, he worked for five years at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and in Washington, DC, at the Brookings Institution, Congressional Research Service, and State Department's Office of Policy Planning. “Transferring CIA Drone Strikes to the Pentagon.” Date made April 16, 2013. Date retrieved August 14, 2013. http://www.cfr.org/drones/transferring-cia-drone-strikes-pentagon/p30434)
"U.S. targeted killings...CIA drone strikes."

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...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...terrorist 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...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)
"One focus of...second officer said."