Not true. 1- He is unarmed, and not a threat. Although he has not officially surrendered with his hands up, he has taken a passive non threatening stance. He is no threat to anything and shows zero hostile intent.

2- if the decision is to still then deliver lethal aid it should be done in a manner to not create any more trauma than required. Yes the footage is out of context but even in this short clip the time taken for the drone to crow over this human being before killing him is cruel! It is a war crime and is unprofessional at best.

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1. Every uncaptured enemy soldier of an invasion is fair game on sovereign soil.

2. Difficult to assess without more context. Maybe.

He is captured by his actions. The drone has captured him. Yeah ok - operator needs to absorb the PTSD of the death if that is the decision. But the extended threat of hovering around him, coming in and out etc is a form of torture and should be dealt with as such

18 years as an infantry soldier can do that…