Arguably you wouldn&#x27;t object to taking out nearly any random person on the other side of the world who you didn&#x27;t know personally.  That&#x27;s not the point.<p>It&#x27;s a lot easier to just randomly assassinate people across the world than to come up with a sound policy that protects our interest while also obeying our values as a people.  Historically, western culture has not condoned execution without trial.<p>The notion of just lumping anyone within an age range into the category of combatants is so antithetical to what the US ought to stand for, that it&#x27;s really quite shameful. It&#x27;s only a small degree away from the ethos of so-called terrorists, who just try to kill anyone they can.<p>What it boils down to is that the US is practicing terrorism abroad. I&#x27;m sure there would be circumstances where I&#x27;d approve of drastic measures, but at this point I&#x27;m very far from convinced that such tactics are remotely necessary or appropriate.