Why the furor over drones? Even weaponized drones?

[Puzzledtraveller]

86. I thought I would add an often overlooked situation involving drones

If the situation exists over seas and definitely within the US a scenario in which military force is called for to be used in a manner that if being conducted by previous traditional means, that being piloted aircraft, orders being given that are clearly unlawful and of a nature so atrocious that 1) the orders would never be given because they are so egregious 2) the orders may be willfully disobeyed by the person(s) charged with executing the orders then a unmanned aerial drone changes the game entirely, fundamentally in a way that could never be counted on by traditional standards and practices. The frequency and fluidity that drones afford military actions also further remove moral considerations that previously are accounted for in executing orders.

It will be said that the drones are piloted, just remotely. This is true but the human element is greatly reduced. Drones will also be able to execute orders without a human operator assessing targets, I'm certain this is already happening. Eventually they will not require a human operator at all, just a computer, that has no conscious, no sense of right or wrong.