US drone strikes are being used to manipulate the public and fleece US taxpayers rather than effectively target threats. Contractors produce propaganda posters of drone strike victims who have no connection to US deaths, which are then spread by media and analysts with ties to contractors. This allows the lucrative drone program to continue targeting unimportant individuals while the real threats operate freely and taxpayers' money is wasted. The drone war has failed to stabilize the region and instead created more chaos and enemies.