Raids with trigger pullers on the ground is the only way to create the HUMINT we need to put these HVTs in the ground. They are outside our OODA loop as is.
I would argue that drones are far more effective in the current Waziristan battle. The drones attack after solid intellegence of the whereabouts of the bad guys. Ground forces are not likely to be able to engage simply because by the time they got there, they would be gone.
The surprise of undetected drones is very effective and the kill rate this week alone is impressive. I am sure that there is near visible fear among the faithful who are hiding out. One minute you are there and then instantly with no warning you are dead. If you are dead it is god’s will. If god wills many killings by ghosts in the sky perhaps the jihad is not real.