[sinsofsolarempirefan]

#1 - The current enemy is not dependent on leaders, so taking out their leaders will not stop them. #2 - It’s never wise to give your enemy a martyr, especially when you have put in a lot of effort to demoralize them. #3 - It’s a violation of international and domestic laws. #4 - If we assassinate foreign leaders, then foreign countries feel free to assassinate our leaders in return.

And? Why are their lives so sacrosanct whilst the poor saps at the bottom of the food chain are expendable?

[Boogieman]

“And? Why are their lives so sacrosanct whilst the poor saps at the bottom of the food chain are expendable?”

It’s just a practical reality that the leader of the country dying is a greater loss than an infantryman dying. That doesn’t mean one life is worth more than the other, but the consequences are greater for the nation.