Even if these weapons remain controversial abroad, we believe support within the U.S. is accelerating due to their cost-effectiveness and the obviously lower risk soldiers need to take.
In case you missed it, the U.S. just allegedly had five successful drone strikes in a week:
CNN: "The drone strikes are part of an overall set of tactics which make up the strategy for victory," said Arizona Republican John McCain. "They have been very effective, and they have knocked al Qaeda and other Islamic extremist organizations off balance."
Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut, said the drones were "a critical element of our effort, our campaign, our strategy to deny the terrorists who are terrorizing the people of Afghanistan and Pakistan a safe haven from which to strike them and us in the United States."
The senators made their comments during a congressional visit that took them to Iraq and Afghanistan. Next on their itinerary is Pakistan.
Thing is, from an investor perspective, we don't know of any decent listed drone-related plays. Feel free to suggest ideas.
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