The Issue: Whether drones can be used effectively and ethically in modern anti-terror efforts.
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Arthur Herman essentially asks: “Why shouldn’t we welcome drones?” (“Sky-High Hysteria,” PostOpinion, March 25).
One man, an American president acting alone, declares someone in Pakistan to be a “terrorist,” then sends a drone from the sky to kill him and his family — no extradition, no charges, no trial, no appeal.
The same man, again acting alone, declares someone in Texas to be a “terrorist,” then sends a drone from the sky to kill him and his family — no charges, no trial, no appeal.
What could possibly be wrong with that?
We’ll never be safe until we kill all the bad people in the world.
Bruce Brown
Manhattan
Herman provides insightful and valuable information — and a small measure of comfort — about the drone programs and their intended use.
I agree that they should be used with lethal force against our enemies in hostile areas internationally but not within this nation’s borders. I also have no problem targeting an American citizen on foreign battlefields, as long as that person has been absolutely identified as a subversive turncoat involved in killing Americans.
Drone strikes are effective but not perfect.
Even limited collateral damage would certainly be unacceptable on our soil against American citizens. John W. Fox
Galloway, NJ