U.S.practice on ______ seems to have begun with the efforts of the CIA to kill Fidel Castro and continued into the Vietnam War with plots to assassinate the president of
South Vietnam and with the Phoenix Program,designed to kill Vietcong leaders.

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The practice being described is targeted assassinations, as the CIA's efforts to kill Castro and plans to assassinate the president of South Vietnam are examples of targeting specific individuals for elimination. This is distinct from general warfare or anti-terrorism efforts. The term "justifiable warfare" is not commonly used in international law or policy discussions.

USPractice on ______ Seems to Have Begun with the Efforts