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In reply to the discussion: Apparently this is the breaking point, [View all]limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)People far from any battlefield. Actually they claim the whole world, including inside the US as their battlefield. And the war is expected to last for ever. So it's not like a regular war. The effect of all this is that the government now claims the authority to kill any person, any time, any where, US national or otherwise, based on mere suspicion of "supporting" terrorist groups. "Supporting" can be defined any way the government likes. So it includes "signature strikes", where they kill people based on looking at certain websites or talking to certain people on the phone. It's guilt by association. Not only can they kill, they could also choose to detain a suspect indefinitely without charges. And it's not limited to just Pakistan and Yemen, it also applies in the US.