Focusing on acts of the current administration is sensible because the current administration can be stopped from similar future acts. Bush, Obama, and Biden are already prevented from future similar acts. It's also reasonable to protest more when the quality of the acts has changed.
Certainly, extrajudicial killings aren't new, but claiming the victims are drug dealers instead of terrorists is new, as is doing it at sea instead of on land. Above and beyond soverignity concerns and treaties about such things, there are many treaties and standards of maritime conduct and violating them seems to be more offensive than on land.
Certainly, extrajudicial killings aren't new, but claiming the victims are drug dealers instead of terrorists is new, as is doing it at sea instead of on land. Above and beyond soverignity concerns and treaties about such things, there are many treaties and standards of maritime conduct and violating them seems to be more offensive than on land.