> Lending [a country's monopoly on force] out is good international relations. No, extradition is good international relations, but there the country retains i

> Lending [a country's monopoly on force] out is good international relations. No, extradition is good international relations, but there the country retains its territorial monopoly on force. > Not that it's never acceptable to violate [sovereignty]. What would be different about a scenario where Russia snuck commandos into the US to "law enforcement action" some Ukrainians? Nothing, because it's not acceptable, it's simply "might makes right." (That said, bin Laden was horrible and Ukraine is awesome.)