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(46,093 posts)When the Afghan War started it had broad support from the American people, Democrats and Republicans alike. I doubt highly that most people were concerned one way or another about the tactics by which the war was fought. Had drones been used to take out Taliban leaders at that time, I have no reason to believe that such action would have been met with opposition from the majority of Americans, including the majority of "traditional" Democrats.
The Iraq war was met with much more opposition, but that opposition was not based on the tactics by which the war was fought -- it was based on disagreement over the necessity and wisdom of going to war against Iraq.
In short, I do not know of any time since September 2001 when Democrats were opposed to the use of drones as a tactical weapon against those identified by the military (rightly or wrongly) as legitimate targets. And I don't know of any Democrats today that are in favor of the use of drones as a weapon against "anyone anywhere anytime."