US State Department legal adviser Harold Koh disagrees, arguing that America is involved in a worldwide “armed conflict with Al Qaeda, as well as the Taliban and associated forces.” So, Koh claims, drone attacks are part of a global war, fought both in declared war zones and non-war countries; therefore, they are legal.
美国国务院法律顾问高洪柱不同意这种说法，并提出美国正在打一场世界范围内“与基地组织和塔利班及相关势力的武装战争。”因此高洪柱声称无人机攻击是战区及非战区国家全球战争的组成部分，因此其具有合法性。