USA Today’s Tom Vanden Brook reports that last month they were 11 attacks in Iraq from Predator drones, the Air Force’s unmanned surveillance and attack vehicles. This is more than double the previous month and shows growing confidence within the Pentagon about the new technology. The drones can be piloted remotely from the U.S. and they have been used as part of the counterinsurgency mission in Baghdad’s green zone. However, the Pentagon’s hope that drones can come close to replacing withdrawn troop brigades seems a little too blue-sky for even the most optimistic observers.  Read Vanden Brook here.  MB

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