Comment Re:GPS give time (Score 1) 279
You give weapons to the rebels because you don't want to send your own people to help and/or come back in boxes. Drones could be used for certain tasks, but defending a location is best done by giving the defenders something to defend themselves with. You don't know when or if the weapons will be needed, but you know where you want them to be used, and you don't want them to be used years down the line or sold after the fighting is over.