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This article insinuates military drones are used in place of boots on the ground - before military drones are launched, American boots on the ground are used to collect intelligence to determine the target/s.
Regarding civilian casualities, the New America Foundation's Peter Bergen argues that since 2008 the civilian casualty rate from drones has declined and as of last summer was "at or near zero" - we hit what we aim for.

It is estimated that more than 50 countries operate surveillance drones...armed drones will become standard in military arsenals as the cost of fighter aircraft are far more expensive.