Originally Posted by
alfred_the_great
if it's all those things, then there's no problem about debating it in public then.
Im afraid I simply don't trust our government(s) (of any colour) to use force on behalf of the country without parliamentary oversight - which doesn't exist.
As for the first part - again:
Originally Posted by
Just This Once...
In matters such as this the sensitivities are usually at the request of another nation(s). The UK cannot reveal information it does not own or control.
As for the second, the Reaper crews share your distrust of the government-of-the-day, so they make sure everything is above board and subject to forensic scrutiny. Nobody wants to be thrown to the legal wolves in the years to come once new administrations cycle through, collective amnesia strikes and revisionist history sets in.
Reaper ops are a petri dish under a microscope. They are the least-likely form of combat to deviate from the dotted line. Everything is recorded, monitored and shared - there is no where to hide and everything to lose.