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Originally Posted by Tom
If we are going to go after them for killing this one guy, when why have we not gone after them for the countless murder they do all thetime, and for their woman slavery history?
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Because the whole world knows they killed this one guy...
Internal politics are internal politics. Carrying out extra-territorial assassination is different.
Had they actually done this with even the slightest bit of decorum we wouldn't have to do anything. However, because its an international story now we have our credibility to maintain.
Just like Syria... its the same talk. "You guys messed up pretty bad. We actually have to do something. Its just business and no hard feelings."
Then you cancel some arms shipments or something... the world doesn't end... hell our relationship doesn't even need to change... mistakes were made and punishments have to be doled out.
The calculus still remains the same...
the United States will not condone egregious extra-territorial political assassination.
Its really that simple.
