As a result, instead of winning hearts and minds, the US, with the constant humming of killer drones in the air, is driving fear into every living soul in the tribal areas. Indeed, the bloody irony is that the strategy is utterly counter-productive; the people of the tribal areas, with their warrior past, end up joining the militants, justifying their actions as jihad against the forces occupying Afghanistan and their helpers in Pakistan.
结果是无人机杀手升空的嗡嗡声不仅没有为美国赢得民心，反而将恐惧注入到部落地区每个人的心中。其实极具讽刺意味的是，这种政策起到了完全相反的效果；部落地区的民众过去都曾参与战斗，他们最终却选择加入恐怖份子，并将自己的行为视为打击阿富汗占领军及其巴基斯坦帮凶的圣战。