As the role of drones in targeting so-called terrorist sanctuaries in Pakistan's tribal areas bordering eastern Afghanistan increases, both in frequency and ferocity, A.S.M. Ali Ashraf debunks three myths about drone strikes and points to three alternative realities. Drawing on a database of all the reported drone strikes between June 2004 and December 2009 in Pakistan's FATA region, Ashraf claims that U.S. drone strikes are not precision airstrikes; they cannot avoid civilian casualties; and such strikes are carried out with the tacit support from the Pakistani State.