Philosophically there is no difference. I agree.
My point was, soldiers arn't dealing with philosophy. They have to pull the trigger. Most of the people calling for UBL's head, would panic if you handed them an ax, and said its their job to take his head off personally.
If we allow ourselves to become a mob, and order these killings. Then our men stop being soldiers. And become hired murderers. At the very least, if we were to do that, Our guys deserve a huge pay increase

FWIW. I feel that the Military Tribunal is exactly the right course of action.
[ 12-21-2001: Message edited by: easymo ]