&gt; Can you agree that sometimes it is morally just and legally permitted to use violence?<p>Even if one can agree, which I think most of us can, this particular dilemma is specific to weapons of <i>mass</i> destruction, because their use inevitably (and intentionally) causes the death of many, many people who aren&#x27;t the target but are in the wrong place at the wrong time.<p>So, the thinking goes, it makes some sense to force the president to kill someone who isn&#x27;t the target to ensure that it&#x27;s a worthwhile sacrifice.