I agree for the most part, but one of the objections to drone strikes is the vague nature of target selection. The U.S. doesn't want to say flat-out that Yemen

I agree for the most part, but one of the objections to drone strikes is the vague nature of target selection. The U.S. doesn't want to say flat-out that Yemen, for instance, is a hostile country and a warzone; yet it still wants the ability to kill whoever it wants in that country, for reasons that will never be transparent due to sensitive sources and methods.