Imagine for a moment that drones were flying over the US and at anytime may strike. You don't know where or when but you are in constant fear of an attack.
Next time you go to an outdoor wedding take a moment and think about how that would feel. Do you absolutely know that everyone attending is not a 'person if interest' or even just related to one?
Fact is we are at war with some bad people and when we do so innocent people are getting hurt - however we try really hard to minimize their numbers and one of the ways we do that is using drones.
And if you feel bad about it think this way: we try to avoid killing civilians, they use human shields.
Nope. That's how you minimize US casualties.
Which I suppose is an improvement compared to dumb bombs dropped by fighter jets, which could be shot down and the pilots captured.
From the article:
> Sensor: Maybe just a warm spot from where he’s been sitting.
> Pilot: I was hoping we could make a rifle out. Never mind.