A U.S. drone strike is believed to have killed the No. 2 goon in the Islamic State terror command.

His name was Haji Mutazz and he died on Aug. 18 when a drone launched a missile at his location.

Boom! He’s dead.

Let’s be clear about one terrible truth. It is that another goon likely will emerge to take his place. Does that mean we stop sending these missiles into places where the ISIL monsters are believed to be hiding? Not for a second.

Mutazz reportedly was riding in a car near Mosul when the drone took him out.

As one who strongly supports the use of these drones, I am glad to know they are capable of inflicting serious pain on this network of terrorist monsters.

Will there ever be an end to this ? My guess: Probably not, at least in the immediate term.

That’s all right. The more effective we are at launching these missiles either from unmanned platforms such as drone or by manned fighter jets, the better off the world is without these individuals slithering among us.