Reply #15: The method used is irrelevant

[Lurks Often]

it doesn't matter whether you use a drone or a cruise missile or a jet with a laser guided bomb or an artillery strike.*

What matters was the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki a necessary and right thing to do? If it is true that Anwar al-Awlaki was in contact with Maj Hasan and encouraged the attack on Ft Hood, then he is guilty of at least accessory to multiple counts of felony murder.



*The brutal truth is that a drone cruising at about 100 mph and armed with a Hellfire missile is far more of a precision weapon then a manned aircraft cruising at 500mph, cruise missile or a 155mm (6") artillery shell. The only way to be more precise would to be send a Seal Team (or it's equivalent) or a sniper. A "boots on the ground" operation takes time to plan and time to get everything into place.