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As many others have pointed out, "engaged in combat" has the potential to be interpreted in dangerous ways. I think the drone issue is distracting people from
by ambler0 14y ago
As many others have pointed out, "engaged in combat" has the potential to be interpreted in dangerous ways.
I think the drone issue is distracting people from what I feel is the more important issue: Our government has taken the official position that it can legally assassinate its citizens. So they can't legally kill me with a drone... small comfort if they can just assassinate me in some other fashion.
(yes, I know that government agencies have assassinated American citizens [not to mention non-citizens] in the past, but making it official doctrine is quite an escalation)
- tptacek 14y agoNo, this is simply false. The Administration has been unequivocal that the use of force limitations they work under apply to all lethal force, not just drones.
- rza 14y agoYes, the issue of drones is extraneous. A drone is no different than a gun, the former just has a longer range. It's just fluff around the question of whether the government can kill unarmed and non-threatening citizens.
- tptacek 14y ago... which they cannot.