Game of Drones: Rules Unclear

... They feel neither fear, pain, nor remorse — no proportionality can exist with a machine. What was once warfare becomes a hunt. Another aspect of drone warfare appears to be quite provocative: military forces and intelligence organizations both use drones. While the U.S. Army’s soldiers are undoubtedly paradigmatic cases of lawful combatants — with their clearly displayed uniforms and weapons — the CIA’s assets, as intelligence operatives, necessarily fall outside this classification. Nevertheless, the CIA, alongside U.S. Special Operations Forces, is the core tool ...