That&#x27;s true, but look how poorly we behave when we go in with troops instead, <i>qua</i> Iraq. The upsides (such as they are) of drone war are that it&#x27;s very limited in scope and stimulates a conversation about objectives and interests, such as we are having now. As soon as you send troops in somewhere, a large swathe of the public stops even pretending to think about those issues and goes straight into &#x27;support our troops, crush the enemy&#x27; mode, completely detached from any kind of strategic, fiscal, or ethical considerations.