He was an enemy soldier, a commander of an irregular army at war with the United States.
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So we shot back.
In a war.
Right?
You have a problem with that?
We’re only allowed to get shot at?
Never shoot back.
(And BTW, the guy is ALSO a terrorist. But I realize you don’t want to entertain that idea.)
I have a problem with not being prepared for the war that follows.
And yes, it may not come.
But the constant attention to naming the enemy TACTIC of "terrorism" while not naming the ENEMY himself (Saudi Arabia-Pakistan-Iran) sets us up for defeat.
And believing you cannot be defeated is the first step down the road to disaster.