TY - BOOK AU - Rinehart,Christine Sixta TI - Drones and Targeted Killing in the Middle East and Africa: an appraisal of American counterterrorism policies SN - 9781498526494 AV - UG1242 .D7 R579 2016 PY - 2016/// CY - Lanham PB - Lexington Books KW - Drone aircraft--Government policy--United States KW - Targeted killing--Government policy--United States KW - Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--United States KW - United States--Military policy--History--21st century KW - United States--Foreign relations--21st century N1 - Yemen: the beginning -- Afghanistan: the land of the unconquerable -- Pakistan: America's best ally and worst enemy -- Somalia: lords of war -- Libya: the elimination of an eccentric dictator -- Iraq and Syria: the genesis of ISIS -- Conclusion: Is targeted killing really effective in the war on terror? N2 - "The use of drone warfare has become a controversial foreign policy weapon to keep the United States safe from further terrorist attacks. This book is an assessment of American targeted killing practices through drone warfare in the Middle East and Africa, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen."--Provided by publisher ER -