I get where you are coming from. And generally I would agree with you. But for something like this, what was considered was, as far as I can tell, something t

I get where you are coming from. And generally I would agree with you. But for something like this, what was considered was, as far as I can tell, something that would violate international law and/or possibly be considered a war crime, depending on exactly what would have been done in the hypothetical situation where this was acted upon. I can't see any legitimate argument for the government considering violating serious international laws.