The difference between a terrorist and a covert operator is their target. Terrorists aren't random and the tactics they use could be used against them.
huh?
You consider a covert operator who is sanctioned by its government and used to protect the people of its sovereign nation no different than an individual who has an ideology and, without the backing of a sovereign nation, does all he/she can to achieve his/her goal...including the killing of innocent civilians?
Are you truly that niaive about the military, the CIA and other agencies that undertake covert operations?
I loathe people who criticize things they know nothing about.