Evidence of the drone strikes' impact can be found in the description provided by David Rohde, the former New York Times reporter held by the Taliban Haqqani Network for months in 2009, who called the drones "a terrifying presence" in South Waziristan.

CNN: Drones decimating Taliban in Pakistan

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ECONOMIST: Oral Roberts