The move from blanket city-wide bombings (WW2) to more and more limited and concise targeting is just more to the good.
Yes, if we could do away with it all, best.
But since that's not going to happen anytime soon, the fact that we try to get more and more precise is actually humane.
Other "groups" are fine with blowing up anyone they can; our military efforts move more and more toward only eliminating the specific target.
Small bomb, small and inexpensive delivery - nice!

Clearly the success of drones is as follows, infinite time in the air followed by lots of ammunition, hence the missiles will shrink and drones will likely begin to carry dozens of smaller nano bombs from which we will remain safe.,,,i think

Keep going guys. The game is miniaturization. Make the plane smaller and the bomb smaller. Glide bombs need only be the size of a 50 caliber bullet. A small plane could carry hundreds of smaller bombs.

How long before unmanned drones become part of our police arsenal? A couple of cheap drones on permanent station for instant observation of crimes and traffic. No longer would you need high speed chases. Just follow the miscreants from the air and block their path ahead.

I agree with Red. The interim will likely see pods of Switchblade-like devices hanging off of the wings of these wee UAVs.

A vicious short lived war is far more humane to the civilian population than this non-sense of trying to separate the combatants from their civilian support. Destruction of vital infrastrucure and industrial capability irregardless of the death of civilian support would end this slow bleed in endless low intensity warfare with decades of our commitment to an insane preservation of the very society that encouraged their government into initiating hostilities to begin with either through general religious fervor, militaristic nationalism or just plain ignorance of the very real consequences to them and their families. Destroy the society completely as the U.S. and our allies did in Japan and Germany and rebuild it into a less aggressive nation that can reenter the community as civilized peers.

@nick... or how about a Police drone that can fire a car-killing electrical "package" (missile) at a dangerous hi-speed getaway vehicle that causes the engine to stall? A small drone could be flown in to close proximity (feet) and then disable the vehicle.

I wonder why nobody sees this as a threat to the sovereignty of free nations. Anything that can be remote controlled can be compromised. It's not that easy to compromise a pilot. Weaponized drones is scary, but when they become miniaturized it gets medieval. Keep your eyes on the prize.

One word - SKYNET

@Michael, while you have a valid point for past theatre of war victories, I believe the idea here is more of a "cut off the head and the rest of the body dies". Previous warfare was done on a battleground of mass resource usage and bloodshed. When weaker opponent finally exhausts enough resources and their ability to fight is minimized, they give up. The military and government leaders typically having gone through no real hardships or losses themselves.
Imagine, if you would, taking the warfare straight to those who percipitated it in the first place. After quickly and effectively wiping out the first round of leaders, how enthusiastic are the next set going to be to put their heads on the chopping block?
If there has to be warfare, I am a proponent of educational and specific warfare, which this will provide.