>>>>Washington’s enthusiasm for remote-control assassination is partly about boys with toys. But after disasters like the failed attempt on Zawahiri, we need to take a closer look at the tactic...... <<<<
This quote reveals two things immediately: Newsweek has ZERO grasp of the serious nature of combat, and Newsweek has ZERO grasp of the facts.
BTW, I don't call an attack where several of the top Al Q'aida guys were taken out a "disaster"... no one in their right mind would, either. The utter fallacy of non-lethal warfare, which liberals embrace with a lemming-esque abandonment of rationale, will never, ever, EVER hold up to real life.