Cause uh...that would certainly be one way to deal with the personnel issues
Stargate's episode "The Other Side" (S4E2) comes to mind. Especially because it's also about drone pilots, and they unwittingly help the fascists until they realize what's up, upon which they pilot the drone to destroy the HQ.
The fascist leader is one of the few instances to get intentionally vaporized by the Stargate's iris.