Quote Originally Posted by ajaxfetish
But the more important issue I have is this: why is it illegal by international law to assassinate a national leader if one feels what they are doing is unjust, yet it is legal to go to war with their nation and kill thousands of their citizens, including civilians and conscripted soldiers, in order to bring down that individual's unjust regime? Wouldn't it make more sense to directly attack those responsible for atrocities and the like than to indirectly attack them by killing innocents they control? If they're really such a bad guy, how much do you think they care about the average Joe soldier who is dying for them, especially if they have an escape plan for just before it all comes crashing down?

Ajax
Actually neither of those situations are legal. The second one is considered by the UN to be an unwarranted breach of a Nation's Sovereignty.