Randahl FinkMar 10

What right will we have to criticize Putin if he kills Ukrainian president Zelenskyy?

From a legal standpoint, the US has illegally killed the leader of Iran in an illegal war which our leaders are not even criticizing. They are just accepting that the US takes out a leader they do not like, thereby destabilizing a nation of 93 million people.

International law does not allow this, but if we do not uphold international law, what boundaries do we have left to limit dictators like Putin?

Show threadGrzegorz KulikMar 10
@randahl While I agree with the sentiment, we also have to remember that Zelensky is a democratically elected head of state who did not massacre thousands of people. The law tends to treat differently those who break it.
Show threadJohn AhlroosMar 10

@grzegorz @randahl

I think that is a strawman argument. Following that line of thought then it would be ok to assasinate Netanyaho as well. He is also wanted by the international court in Hague for his atrocities in Gaza.

That is, if we believe assasinating foreign leaders based on how they lead their country is accceptable.

Show threadGrzegorz Kulik
@john @randahl Not arguing for or against anything, just pointing out the tendency.
Mar 10 at 1:02pmWeb