Unaccountable Killing Machines: The True Cost of U.S. Drones

[joshcryer]

14. I agree with you, if you have cause to go after someone, they should get a jury trial.

It doesn't matter if they're a US citizen. It's just not "politically expedient," to go that route, and our politicians are cowards. Yes, I think drone strikes are immoral cowardly behavior. I would even be against "boots on the ground" unless the first and foremost behavior was to capture, not kill or capture, capture, defend, and if totally necessary, kill. We're talking about besieging various militant groups for as long as it takes until they surrender.

I think also, part of the problem is that the evidence against these militants is iffy at best, they might be able to be charged by the parent state with some arms issues, but other than that, we probably don't have a case in most situations, so we wouldn't even go that route if we wanted to.