In short, to the extent the revised bill isn’t merely symbolic, it’s
mischievous. Mr. Obama has repeatedly called it a precedent other
countries could easily turn against the United States. It is not a
far-fetched concern, given this country’s global use of intelligence
agents, Special Operations forces and drones, all of which could be
construed as state-sponsored “terrorism” when convenient. Even if a
future administration did succeed in blocking a lawsuit, the mere filing
of it could irritate the target country or countries. Members of
Congress have repeatedly claimed enough votes to override Mr. Obama’s
veto threat, and they may be right. Mr. Obama should carry it out
anyway. If long-standing principles of law and policy are to be
discarded so lightly, at least let it be done without his approval.
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