OpEdNews - Page 2 of Article: Obama's Budget Calls for Billions in New Spending for Drones: "Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters Monday that the use of drones will continue to increase 'even as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan eventually wind down.'
'The more we have used them, the more we have identified their potential in a broader and broader set of circumstances,' Gates said.
Spending on the Predator and Reaper drones will jump from $877.5 million in 2010 to $1.4 billion next year."