They were already among the dead

A Predator drone sending real-time video.
A target-rich environment of several hundred Taliban.
A moment of decision.

But, noooo, the "rules of engagement on the ground in Afghanistan block the mounting of a missile or bomb strike in a cemetery".

Excuse me, but if they'd been standing in the road out front, or in an open field next door, then blowing their remains into the cemetery would have been okay, but blowing them out of the cemetery was not?
I don't get it. Was this a violation of some Afghani littering law I wasn't aware of?

As the LawDog put it, the proper (and historic) response was: "You may fire when ready, Gridley". I couldn't agree more...