Moral justification for the execution of criminals of war?

[bennyboy]

Technically, the drones are designed to be more discriminating than your average joe, and more discrete.  Yes, though, that's how words work.  You might find drone warfare disgusting, I know I do..but that doesn't make it terrorism.  You seem to be making the case we shouldn't do it.  That doing something like that..might be bad.  I agree.  My ideal society isn't a drone warfare society.  I don't think it's a great way to live.  Seems to fall afoul of that great "let's not kill each other" idea we came up with.  

Not terrorism? You really believe these are meant to be surgical strikes?

I don't-- I hear the message loud and clear: "You associate with anyone who's on America's wrong side, even by something as happenstance as living nearby or being a member of the same family, and you and everything you hold dear could be forfeit at any moment, without any warning"

And in case you think I'm reading it wrong, consider Bush Jr's big speech about the new axis of evil, where he said (I'm paraphrasing but I can look it up if you want), "Either you're with us or you're against us, and if you're against us, we will hunt you down."

Seems like he might have been trying to invoke a particular emotion-- ebullient glee maybe?