The United States Government has declared yet again, for emphasis, that it can execute American citizens any where in the world without a trial, and in secret. One of the very many problems with this policy:
It now becomes viable for our enemies to convince a non-threatening noncombatant that in fact the USGovernment has targeted said person for liquidation. Since such a threat is credible by USA policy, there are countless people who can be convinced it is true. Those convinced it is true may very well be encouraged, indeed motivated, to take pre-emptive action against USA. (We introduced that as well.)
We are being unwise.
It now becomes viable for our enemies to convince a non-threatening noncombatant that in fact the USGovernment has targeted said person for liquidation. Since such a threat is credible by USA policy, there are countless people who can be convinced it is true. Those convinced it is true may very well be encouraged, indeed motivated, to take pre-emptive action against USA. (We introduced that as well.)
We are being unwise.
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