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> there's a metric ton of political capital at stake I'm not disagreeing but killing American citizens without due process goes 100% against the fabric of our
by ProAm 13y ago
> there's a metric ton of political capital at stake
I'm not disagreeing but killing American citizens without due process goes 100% against the fabric of our Constitution. Every special forces member I have met has a fervent desire to support and uphold the document that makes this country great. If we have enough intelligence to target this person with a drone, in my opinion, we probably have enough to send in a team to grab him.
> The decision to send in warm bodies is not taken lightly, in large part because failures can be catastrophic and quite public.
I think this statement holds true for both a drone assassination and sending in US personnel to capture an enemy combatant. Neither should be taken lightly.
- doktrin 13y ago> Neither should be taken lightly I'm not disagreeing with what should be the case, but the current reality is that the decision to use drones in lethal strikes is taken far more lightly than any equivalent measure using conventional or special forces.