> Suppose you have a person sitting in a computer center in California controlling drones dropping bombs in Afghanistan. Is he a civilian or soldier?
They are a soldier, attacking an enemy. I genuinely don't understand how being further away makes that unclear.
Or any different from a soldier calling in an airstrike being further away than a soldier with a rifle being further away than a soldier with a sword.
> If not, does he become one when he goes home from his shift for the day?
They are an off duty soldier.
> What about all the computer programmers writing drone software making his job possible?
They are weapons manufacturers.