Regardless of the context, whenever the government uses lethal force, it must take all possible steps to avoid harming civilian bystanders. These are not the standards that the executive branch is using.
A new study, Living Under Drones, by The Stanford International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic (Stanford Clinic) and The Global Justice Clinic (NYU Clinic) at NYU School of Law exposes just how deadly and terrifying the U.S. "targeted killing" program is to civilian populations.