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Legal Regimes Advantage – 1AC
Scenario 1 is breakdown of global legal regimes:
US methods for justification of targeted killing create authority overlap of armed conflict and selfdefense legal regimes
Blank, Director of International Humanitarian Law Clinic, ‘12
(Laurie, Director ofInternational Humanitarian Law Clinic at Emory Law School, 2012, “Targeted Strikes: The Consequences of
Blurring the Armed Conflict and Self-Defense Justifications,” accessed 1-2-14,
http://www.wmitchell.edu/lawreview/Volume38/documents/11.BlankFINAL.pdf, amp)
Targeted killing can … to unregulated warfare.11
Conflation of self-defense and armed conflict legal regimes eradicates both
Blank, Director of International Humanitarian Law Clinic, ‘12
(Laurie, Director ofInternational Humanitarian Law Clinic at Emory Law School, 2012, “Targeted Strikes: The Consequences of
Blurring the Armed Conflict and Self-Defense Justifications,” accessed 1-2-14,
http://www.wmitchell.edu/lawreview/Volume38/documents/11.BlankFINAL.pdf, amp)
In contrast, human … of armed conflict.
Current drone policy destroys security structure, which leads to war
Martin, Professor of Law, ‘11
(Craig, Associate Professor of Law at Washburn University School of Law, 11-07-11, " GOING MEDIEVAL: TARGETED
KILLING,
-30-13,
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1956141, CEJ)
The United States … scheme of things.
A regime collapse leads to World War III—Congress is key to solve
Barnes, Attorney (J.D.), ‘12
(Beau, J.D. from Boston University, 2012, "REAUTHORIZING THE “WAR ON TERROR”: THE LEGAL AND POLICY
IMPLICATIONS OF THE AUMF’S COMING OBSOLESCENCE," Accessed 12-30-13,
https://www.jagcnet.army.mil/DOCLIBS/MILITARYLAWREVIEW.NSF/20a66345129fe3d885256e5b00571830/b7396120928e9d5
e85257a700042abb5/$FILE/By%20Beau%20D.%20Barnes.pdf, CEJ)
Therefore, the more … around the world.158
Self-defense norms are modeled globally
Fisk & Ramos, Fisk --- PhD in Political Science focusing on interstate war & Ramos-- PhD in Political
science focusing on norms and foreign policy, 13
(Kerstin --- PhD in Political Science focusing on interstate war @ Claremont Graduate University & Jennifer -- PhD in Polisci and
Professor @ Loyola Marymount focusing on norms and foreign policy, including drone warfare and preventative use of force,
“Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Preventive Self-Defense as a Cascading Norm” 4/15/13, Date Acessed: 1/13/14, CEJ)
Preventive self-defense entails … do the same.
Squo policies will cause escalation everywhere
Bradford, Assistant Professor of Law at Indiana University School of Law, 04
(Willaim, “The Duty to Defend Them: A Natural Law Justification for the Bush Doctrine of Preventive War” 07/04, Date Acessed:
1/13/14, CEJ)
For restrictivists, 67 anticipatory … from every corner.
Scenario 2 is Asian conflict:
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Setting a precedent and establishing norms for drone use is key to preventing War in Asia.
Brimley, 13
(Shawn, Ben Fitzgerald, Ely Ratner, Brimley, Fitzgerald and Ratner are respectively vice-president, and director of the technology and
national security program, and deputy director of the Asia program at the center for a new Americansecurity,9-24-13,“ The Drone War
Comes to Asia”,
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/09/17/the_drone_war_comes_to_asia#sthash.fOkGdqaz.qCLo6uBb.dpbs , JAW)
It's now been … region into war.
Asia conflict leads to extinction
Wittner, 11
(Lawrence, PhD professor State university of New York/Albany, 11-28-11, “Is Nuclear War with China Possible”, DOA: 12-29-13,
http://hnn.us/article/143183, JAW)
While nuclear weapons … chaos and destruction.
Precedent key to prevent Senkaku conflict from going global – results in unstoppable great power war
White, ANU Professor of Strategic Studies, 12
(Hugh, Professor of Strategic Studies at the Australian National University specializing in Asia-Pacific security issues - former Senior
Adviser to Defence Minister and Prime Minister - former Deputy Secretary for Strategy Department of Defence - former Director of
the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 12-26-12, “ Creative diplomacy is urgently needed for a face-saving solution.,” accessed 1228-13, http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-opinion/caught-in-a-bind-that-threatens-an-asian-war-nobody-wants20121225-2bv38.html#ixzz2cRlp8kcr, mac)
THIS is how … the greatest challenge.
Extinction
The Economist, 13
(1-19-13, “The risks of a clash between China and Japan are rising—and the consequences could be calamitous,” accessed 12-28-13,
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21569740-risks-clash-between-china-and-japan-are-risingand-consequences-could-be, mac)
CHINA and Japan … this unfolding madness?
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Pakistan/Yemen Advantage – 1AC
Drone strikes are causing international and terror backlash in Pakistan and Yemen
Rohde, investigative journalist for Reuters, 12
(David S., two-time Pulitzer prize winner for investigative reporting in S. Asia, Pakistan, and Afghanistan for The Christian Monitor,
New York Times, and Time magazine – escaped 7-months Taliban captivity in Afghanistan, 3-1-13, “How Obama’s drone war is
backfiring,” accessed 12-30-13, http://blogs.reuters.com/david-rohde/2012/03/01/how-obamas-drone-war-is-backfiring/, mac)
When Barack Obama … that question yet.”
Unstable Pakistan threatens the whole world – loose nukes and great power war
Pitt, New York Times bestselling author, 09
(William Rivers, author of bestselling books “War on Iraq: What Team Bush Doesn't Want You to Know” and “The Greatest Sedition
Is Silence,” 5-8-09, “Unstable Pakistan threatens the world,” accessed 12-31-13,
http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/?mod=article&cat=commentary&article=2183, mac)
America's attention has … should we all.
Pakistan nuclear arsenal not secure – expanding cache, broad access, and terrorist capabilities threaten
loose nukes
Gregory, Director of the Pakistan Security Research Unit at the University of Bradford, UK, 2011
(Shaun, a professor who published widely on nuclear and security issues in Pakistan and advises many governments, their agencies,
and international organizations, “Terrorist Tactics in Pakistan Threaten Nuclear Weapons Safety,” CTC Sentinel, Vol. 4.6, June 2011,
http://kms1.isn.ethz.ch/serviceengine/Files/ISN/131002/ichaptersection_singledocument/aa282522-4971-4513-a7caec3afcd259be/en/Art+2.pdf, accessed 10-26-11, mtf)
Two high-profile attacks … continue to rise.
Drones cause Instability in Yemen-- breeds terrorist threats to India
Roychowdhury, Chief of Army Staff and Member of Parliament, ‘11
(Gen. Shankar, 9-6-11, “India needs a 360° terror appraisal,” accessed 1-2-14, http://archive.asianage.com/columnists/india-needs360-terror-appraisal-391, amp)
In this context, … the requisite caution.
Yemen instability fosters AQAP-kills global trade routes
Yuriditsky, Associate of the Institute for Gulf Affairs, ’11
(Lev, 8-28-11, “Yemen's Chaos - August 2011,” accessed 1-2-14, http://yuriditsky.blogspot.com/2011/09/yemens-chaos-august2011.html, amp)
As the situation … particularly challenging situation.
Collapse of trade leads to terror, genocide, and world war
Panzer, New York Institute of Finance faculty member, 08
(Michael J., 30-year veteran of global markets working for companies such as HSBC, Soros Funds, ABN Amro, Dresdner Bank, and
J.P. Morgan Chase – successful author and columnist, “Financial Armageddon: Protect Your Future from Economic Collapse”,
Revised and Updated Edition, p. 136-138, mac)
Continuing calls for … it will ever end.
Pakistani terrorist attack escalates to Indo-Pak nuclear war
Zarate, Center for Strategic and International Studies Senior Adviser, 11
(Juan C., former Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism, 2-20-11, “An
alarming South Asia powder keg,” accessed 12-31-13, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2011/02/18/AR2011021805662.html, mac)
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In 1914, a … face from terrorism.
Plan: The United States Congress should restrict the use of remote controlled aerial vehicle targeted
killings outside of geographic locations housing active American combat troops.
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Solvency – 1AC
The plan legally codifies executive practice – facilitates norm development
Daskal, Adjucnt Georgetown Prof, 13
(Jennifer, fellow and adjunct prof at Georgetown Center on National Security and the Law at Georgetown University Law Center,
April 2013, "The Geography of the Battlefield: A Framework for Detention and Targeting Outside of the ’Hot’ Conflict Zone,"
accessed 10-31-13, University of Pennsylvania Law Review 161 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1165, hec)
C. Implementation and Security … the conflict zone.
Executive clarification doesn’t set the same precedent
Dworkin, European CFR Senior Fellow, 13
(Anthony, July 2013, “Drones and Targeted Killing: Defining a European Position,” accessed 10-31-13, hec)
Two further points … to claim it.
No risk of circumvention
Huq, University of Chicago Law School assistant professor, 12
(Aziz Z., 5/25, “Binding the Executive (by Law or by Politics),” accessed: 10/3/2013,
https://lawreview.uchicago.edu/sites/lawreview.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/79_2/06%20Huq%20BKR.pdf, ADC)
Alternatively, perhaps the … White House opposition.80
Geographical Limitations solve while retaining executive’s military flexibility
Brooks ’13
(Rosa Brooks is a law professor at Georgetown University and a Schwartz senior fellow at the New America Foundation. She served
as a counselor to the U.S. defense undersecretary for policy from 2009 to 2011 and previously served as a senior advisor at the U.S.
State Department, 2013, “The Law of Armed Conflict, the Use of Military Force, and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military
Force, May 16 2013 Statement for the Record Submitted the Senate Committee on Armed Services”, DOA: 12/15/13,
http://www.lawfareblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Brooks_05-16-13.pdf, JAW)
Expressly limiting the … of armed conflict
Current U.S. policy uses circular logic for strikes taking place outside of active hostilities – aff’s legal
framework solves
Brooks, 13
(Rosa, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow, New America Foundation “The
Constitutional and Counterterrorism Implications of Targeted Killing Testimony Before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the
Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights”, DOA: 12-18-13, http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/pdf/04-23-13BrooksTestimony.pdf,
4-26-13, JAW)
Here is an …or unwanted minorities?
Congress is key to set a new legal precedent, the President agrees
Ellison ’13
(Keith Ellison, “Time for Congress to build a better drone policy”, http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-0113/opinions/36311903_1_drone-strikes-drone-program-drone-policy, January 13, 2013) CBC
An unmanned U.S. … rule of law.
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