Tournament: SFSU | Round: 2 | Opponent: Los Rios EH | Judge: 

Drones 1ac

Despite recent rhetoric, Obama is increasing drone strikes in Yemen. The drone campaign in Yemen is the fulcrum of widening presidential war powers authority.

Jilani 8/20/13 ~~~Zaid,former Communications and Outreach Coordinator for United Republic and the former Senior Reporter-Blogger for ThinkProgress, The Atlantic,http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/08/the-real-reason-the-limits-of-drone-use-are-murky-we-cant-decide-what-terrorists-or-conflict-mean/278739/~~~~~~====**

"The use of drones is heavily constrained," ~~said President Obama-http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/us/politics/transcript-of-obamas-speech-on-drone-policy.html?pagewanted=all26_r=0~~~~ during his May
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the killed over the past two weeks are believed to have been innocent."¶ 

The United States Congress should prohibit the President of the United States from using appropriated funds, not withstanding any other provision of law, for targeted killing in Yemen.

Senate appropriations restrictions solve best

Raven-Hansen, UVA Law Professor ~’94
(Peter and William Banks, "PULLING THE PURSE STRINGS OF THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF," 80 Va. L. Rev. 833, Lexis)

The foregoing rules of narrow construction are general rules that do not apply with equal
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were originally conceived as the ultimate check on executive national security practices. n119

Yemen Democracy Adv

Yemen is in the midst of a fragile, but stable, democratic transition.

Worth 2/18/13 ~~~Robert F., Yemen, Hailed as Model, Struggles for Stability, ~~http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/world/middleeast/yemen-hailed-as-a-model-struggles-for-stability.html?pagewanted=all-http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/world/middleeast/yemen-hailed-as-a-model-struggles-for-stability.html?pagewanted=all~~~~~~~~~~====**

The tents at the heart of this city~’s Change Square are now almost empty of
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rancorous political factions, under the watchful eyes of Arab and Western monitors.

Obama~’s drone policy is a direct rebuff to Yemen~’s most democratic institution, the NDC, and undermines the transition to democratic elections – risks total breakdown of Yemeni rule of law.

Bailey 26 Benjamin 8/27/13 ~~~freelance journalist and activist/cofounder of Global Exchange and CodePink: Women for Peace, Pam 26 Madea, How America~’s killer Drone strikes undermine Yemeni democracy, ~~http://muslimvillage.com/2013/08/27/43053/americas-killer-drone-strikes-undermine-yemeni-democracy/-http://muslimvillage.com/2013/08/27/43053/americas-killer-drone-strikes-undermine-yemeni-democracy/~~~~~~~~~~====**

Should the United States be free to intervene in Yemen, a country with which
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our orbit. Let~’s give them a chance to run their own country.

Scenario 1 – War

Collapse of Yemen~’s political system will destabilize the entire region.

Baron 3/1/13 ~~~Adam,Correspondent, Better than expected, but still not enough: Can Hadi hold Yemen together?,http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0301/Better-than-expected-but-still-not-enough-Can-Hadi-hold-Yemen-together~~~~~~====**

It was far from the anniversary that Yemeni President Abdo Rabbu Mansour Hadi had hoped
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at the end of the day, five secessionist demonstrators were killed.

That instability causes nuclear war.

The Age ~’07 ~~~9/24, "Tempers must remain cool as the Middle East heats up", http://www.theage.com.au/news/editorial/tempers-must-remain-cool-as-the-middle-east-heats-up/2007/09/23/1190486129857.html~~~~~~====**

THE torturous road to peace in the Middle East becomes more excruciating every day and
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reaction, there is more mileage in diplomacy than in any military solution.

Scenario 2 – Child Soldiers

Yemen is making steps towards curbing the use of child soldiers, but increased  political instability leads to increases in recruitment.

2013 Trafficking in Persons Report ~~~http://yemen.usembassy.gov/tip2013.html~~~~~~====**

Smugglers capitalize on the instability
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Yemen is not a party to the 2000 UN TIP Protocol.

Child soldiers are the most vulnerable group in the world and represent the ultimate in repressive control.

Hanson ~’04 ~~~Kirk, executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, "The Plight of Children: Are We Meeting Our Responsibility to Children?" Interaction Council, Session II, 22nd Annual Meeting, July 22, 2004, ~~http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/global_ethics/iac-children.html-http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/global_ethics/iac-children.html~~~~~~~~~~

In addressing this failure, we must confront the ethical failure which is at the
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children — and specific actions — do we meet our responsibility to children. 

Recruitment of child soldiers creates a cycle of violence and expendability- it~’s uniquely the most exploitative form of violence.

War Child UK ~’11 ~~~"CHILD SOLDIERS," http://www.warchild.org.uk/issues/child-soldiers?_kk=child20soldiers26_kt=34d0a30a-ab2f-4c8a-9b0b-6e877056c4e326gclid=COLG3O_TmKsCFYt25QodLXoJzg~~~~~~

Children are used as soldiers because they are easier to condition and brainwash. They
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the rebel groups as they have simply no other way of feeding themselves.

Tournament: Usc | Round: 5 | Opponent: Cornell McClure-Kundu | Judge: Massey

Despite recent rhetoric, Obama is increasing drone strikes in Yemen. The drone campaign in Yemen is the fulcrum of widening presidential war powers authority.

Jilani 8/20/13 ~Zaid,former Communications and Outreach Coordinator for United Republic and the former Senior Reporter-Blogger for ThinkProgress, The Atlantic,http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/08/the-real-reason-the-limits-of-drone-use-are-murky-we-cant-decide-what-terrorists-or-conflict-mean/278739/~~====**

"The use of drones is heavily constrained," AND are believed to have been innocent."¶ 

The United States Congress should prohibit the President of the United States, not withstanding any other provision of law, from using any funds for targeted killing in Yemen.

Senate appropriations restrictions solve best

Raven-Hansen, UVA Law Professor ’94
(Peter and William Banks, "PULLING THE PURSE STRINGS OF THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF," 80 Va. L. Rev. 833, Lexis)

The foregoing rules of narrow construction
AND check on executive national security practices. n119

Imperialism

The US drone campaign in Yemen is the crucial pillar of US imperialist domination in the Middle East.

Gaist ’13 ~Thomas,8/13,US continues drone war against Yemen,http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/08/13/yeme-a13.html~~====**

Since July 28, the US has launched AND focused on "capacity building" in crucial countries.

capitalist Imperialism is where we must focus our scholarship if we want to produce meaningful structural change.

Selfa, 1999
("U.S. Imperialism: A century of slaughter", International Socialist Review Issue 7, Spring 1999,  http://isreview.org/issues/07/century_of_slaughter.shtml-http://isreview.org/issues/07/century_of_slaughter.shtml)

THIS YEAR marks the 100th anniversary AND rid of the capitalist system which causes wars.

Yemen Democracy Adv

Yemen is in the midst of a fragile, but stable, democratic transition.

Worth 2/18/13 ~Robert F., Yemen, Hailed as Model, Struggles for Stability, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/world/middleeast/yemen-hailed-as-a-model-struggles-for-stability.html?pagewanted=all-http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/world/middleeast/yemen-hailed-as-a-model-struggles-for-stability.html?pagewanted=all~~====**

The tents at the heart of this AND watchful eyes of Arab and Western monitors.

NDC is making significant progress towards a stable transitional Yemeni gov’t that respects international law, creates equal opportunity, gender equality, and respect and safety for all citizens. Undermining the NDC now would be disastrous.

Yemen News Agency 1-3-14 http://www.sabanews.net/en/news336886.htm
The NDC members have heard comments AND respond to the effects of natural disasters. ¶ 

Obama’s drone policy is a direct rebuff to Yemen’s most democratic institution, the NDC, and undermines the transition to democratic elections – risks total breakdown of Yemeni rule of law.

Bailey 26 Benjamin 8/27/13 ~freelance journalist and activist/cofounder of Global Exchange and CodePink: Women for Peace, Pam 26 Madea, How America’s killer Drone strikes undermine Yemeni democracy, http://muslimvillage.com/2013/08/27/43053/americas-killer-drone-strikes-undermine-yemeni-democracy/-http://muslimvillage.com/2013/08/27/43053/americas-killer-drone-strikes-undermine-yemeni-democracy/~~====**

Should the United States be free AND a chance to run their own country.
 

Scenario 1- War

Collapse of Yemen’s political system will destabilize the entire region.

Baron 3/1/13 ~Adam,Correspondent, Better than expected, but still not enough: Can Hadi hold Yemen together?,http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0301/Better-than-expected-but-still-not-enough-Can-Hadi-hold-Yemen-together~~====**

It was far from the anniversary AND five secessionist demonstrators were killed.

That instability causes nuclear war.

The Age ’07 ~9/24, "Tempers must remain cool as the Middle East heats up", http://www.theage.com.au/news/editorial/tempers-must-remain-cool-as-the-middle-east-heats-up/2007/09/23/1190486129857.html~~====**

THE torturous road to peace in the AND diplomacy than in any military solution.

Scenario 1 – Child Soldiers

Yemen is making steps towards curbing the use of child soldiers, but increased  political instability leads to increases in recruitment.

2013 Trafficking in Persons Report ~http://yemen.usembassy.gov/tip2013.html~~====**

Smugglers capitalize on the instability AND the 2000 UN TIP Protocol.

Child soldiers are the most vulnerable group in the world and represent the ultimate in repressive control.

Hanson ’04 ~Kirk, executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, "The Plight of Children: Are We Meeting Our Responsibility to Children?" Interaction Council, Session II, 22nd Annual Meeting, July 22, 2004, http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/global_ethics/iac-children.html-http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/global_ethics/iac-children.html~~

In addressing this failure,AND— do we meet our responsibility to children. 

Recruitment of child soldiers creates a cycle of violence and expendability- it’s uniquely the most exploitative form of violence.

War Child UK ’11 ~"CHILD SOLDIERS," http://www.warchild.org.uk/issues/child-soldiers?_kk=child20soldiers26_kt=34d0a30a-ab2f-4c8a-9b0b-6e877056c4e326gclid=COLG3O_TmKsCFYt25QodLXoJzg~~

Children are used as AND way of feeding themselves. 

AQAP Adv

AQAP is poised to launch its next round of terror attacks. Internal dissention about the ’right time’ is the only thing stopping an attack now. Every new recruit pushes them closer to the brink of attack.

Lubold 8/6/13 ~Gordon,national security reporter for Foreign Policy. He was a senior advisor at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington,A pointed threat alert for Yemen; http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/08/06/a_pointed_threat_alert_for_yemen_aqaps_new_chief_is_a_patient_man_who_did_egypts~~====**

New drone strikes, AND happening with Zawahiri."

Drone strikes are undermining Yemeni faith in US aid and AQAP is picking up the pieces…and recruits.

Reuters 8/19/13 ~Stepped-up US drone strikes in Yemen spark massive protests, http://rt.com/news/us-drone-strikes-yemen-protests-669/-http://rt.com/news/us-drone-strikes-yemen-protests-669/~~====**

At least 37 people were killed AND million in both 2013 and 2014.

There is a multiplier effect – it’s not just the civilian deaths that compel ordinary Yemeni’s to join AQAP. Even ’successful’ drone strikes against AQAP members community members to take up arms.

Jilani 8/20/13 ~Zaid, Moyers 26 Co., Truthout, The Perpetual Drone War in Yemen, http://truth-out.org/news/item/18294-the-perpetual-drone-war-in-yemen-http://truth-out.org/news/item/18294-the-perpetual-drone-war-in-yemen~~====**

President Obama’s aerial attacks AND were affiliated with AQAP."

Drones strikes  are actually accelerating the very resentments and desire for revenge, specifically creating a whole new generation of AQAP recruits.

Thistlethwaite 8/12/13 ~Rev. Susan Brooks, Senior Fellow at American Progress 26 Professor of Theology at Chicago Theological Seminary and its former president between 1998 and 2008, Drones in Yemen: Fear as foreign policy, http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-faith/wp/2013/08/12/drones-in-yemen-fear-as-foreign-policy/-http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-faith/wp/2013/08/12/drones-in-yemen-fear-as-foreign-policy/~~====**

Drones flying overhead in AND at risk of being victims of terrorists.

Internal briefs show AQAP is targeting oil infrastructure.

Gulf of Aden Security Review 8/12/13 ~Gulf of Aden Security Review - August 12, 2013, http://www.criticalthreats.org/gulf-aden-security-review/gulf-aden-security-review-august-12-2013-http://www.criticalthreats.org/gulf-aden-security-review/gulf-aden-security-review-august-12-2013~~====**

Yemen: Wahayshi promises AND on the list of targeted facilities.~2~

Successful attack drives up global oil prices.

BBC News 9/11/12 ~Profile: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula,http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11483095~~====**

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula AND pushing up global oil prices.

Increased oil prices causes a sharp increase in food prices.

Tverberg ’13 ~Gail, oil industry actuary, 1/17,Ten Reasons Why High Oil Prices are a Problem,http://ourfiniteworld.com/2013/01/17/ten-reasons-why-high-oil-prices-are-a-problem/~~====**

It is not just oil prices AND to the destination where it is used.

Kills 1.1 billion people.

Tampa Tribune ’96 ~Power, staff, Tampa Tribune, January 20, 1996, Lexis~

"Even if they are AND of their income on food.