[SeaWolf]

He left the realm of civil law when he declared war on the U.S. He was military target and was treated as such.

[TigersEye]

He left the realm of civil law when he declared war on the U.S. He was military target and was treated as such.

That is just the problem, he wasn't treated as such. If he had been there would have simply been a military operation that he got killed in.

Instead 0bama made a thing about finding some heretofore never heard of loophole for an assassination and claims he had the authority as president to follow the recommendations of a secret panel.

They aren't the same thing and now there is a precedent for presidents to assassinate citizens on the word of unnamed operatives sans due process and sans legitimate military action.