I'm no Paul-ite (Paulian?). I agree with some of what he says in terms of domestic issues; but, as far as foreign policy goes, he's a dangerous, blame-America kook.
He's also right on this one. You are shortsightedly endorsing a precedent because, in this single instance, it has yielded a result that you (and I) like.
Unfortunately, the precedent has now been set for other actions that you WILL NOT LIKE.
A better example of the end justifying the means could not be found.
If the thug were a citizen maybe, I do not beleive he was.
“In order to lose his citizenship, it must be shown that the U.S. citizen joined the foreign military or swore allegiance to another state “with the intention of relinquishing United States nationality”.
Awlaki said: “With the American invasion of Iraq and continued U.S. aggression against Muslims, I could not reconcile between living in the U.S. and being a Muslim, and I eventually came to the conclusion that jihad against America is binding upon myself just as it is binding on every other Muslim,”