re: #28 erik_t

And whether or not death is an appropriate penalty or action depends on the crime committed and the threat posed, not on the nationality of the subject. Any international political repercussions would be less for killings of US citizens, not more.

So why do we quibble so much over the extrajudicial killing of US citizens versus internationals?

There is an implied subjective judgement on “crime committed” and “threat posed.” And while it is a long way off, conceptually those doing the judging could be killing people that myself (or yourself) do not deem worthy of death.

In my cookie world, being an American citizen should give you a right to a trial before a summary execution.

We are in a gray area where the rules of warfare are colliding with the rule of law. I am not sure where the right answer lies.