Yep - then there is the little detail that we are AT WAR!
Countries get invaded - people get killed in a war. That is what the term MEANS!
OBL was the TOP of the food chain of our enemy in this war. He was a legitimate military target. End of discussion.
I don't think that's the question. Of course he's a target. As Crowley was pointing out on the Factor, this is how we will be doing battle with these guys. I agree.
We got lucky and caught OBL with his pants down. So what's the protocol? We've taken other top guys into custody. But shoot the top banana? Stupid.
Who knows, there may have been a decision made to off him so Obama wouldn't even have the chance of a criminal trial.
The U.S. deliberately undertook a successful mission to kill Admiral Yamamoto in WW2.