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From the memo: "There is little judicial or other authoritative precedent that speaks directly to the question of the geographic scope of a non-international ar
by logn 14y ago
From the memo: "There is little judicial or other authoritative precedent that speaks directly to the question of the geographic scope of a non-international armed conflict [...] the myopic focus on the geographic nature of an armed conflict in the context of the transnational counterterrorist combat operations serves to frustrate that purpose"
- anigbrowl 14y agoThey mean as opposed to within the borders of Afghanistan. As you may recall, drones have been heavily employed in Pakistan, and to a lesser extent in Yemen.
- logn 14y agoOk, maybe that's what they mean. There's no reasoning they make which would assure that this can't happen on US soil.