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>This is diplomatic and precedent setting Extrajudicial killings by governments have happened for time eternal. There is absolutely nothing new or precedent se

>This is diplomatic and precedent setting Extrajudicial killings by governments have happened for time eternal. There is absolutely nothing new or precedent setting about this. The truth is that most of the time governments deal with it quietly and behind the scenes. It's actually incredibly odd for the US to have announced what they have, and it is almost certainly because of the Canada thing. >a leader who clearly isn’t respected enough You have partisan glasses on. What do you think any other leader would have done? Would Harper have declared war? Would PP in the future? Given that India absolutely flipped their shit (they've backtracked on all of it, as an aside...so powerful), clearly Canada's announcement by itself was an enormous action. But seriously, what do you think the US is going to do? The most powerful nation on the planet is going to...send some diplomatic cables and express their disatisfaction.

maxglute 3y ago
>But seriously, what do you think the US is going to do? If Canada had any sway, they could prod US to delay or suspend military tech transfer to India to compel an investigation. But obviously Canada doesn't have that kind of leverage.
- llm_nerd 3y ago
  That's some bizarre logic. Especially given this submission is actually about India trying to kill a guy in the US... I guess the US has no sway over the US. Those Americans really wish they had that sort of leverage. Canada is completing its investigation, at which point they'll name various Indian government agents and charge them with murder. India will declare diplomatic immunity. Do you really think the horrendously corrupt Modi government is going to investigate its own actions in any meaningful or viable way? And just to be clear, the US announcing what they did is clearly putting its full weight behind Canada's findings.
  - maxglute 3y ago
    Sway is factor of domestic politics. US has sway not to over react precisely because it was a failed attempt. They can and would rather sweep dead brown American under rug than to undermine budding strategic condominium with India. Certainly they couldn't care less over dead brown Canadian. If India actually assassinated an American, on American soil no less, the US domestic politics would lose their shit at current US military tech transfers to India (like GE engines to HAL). I think US has the leverage to at least compel Modi to pretend to cooperate, or at least offer up fall guys like they did MBS over Khashoggi, if they were to put full weight behind Canada. Which they haven't, except to affirm Canadian findings, which they pretty much have to unless they want to blow up US/CAN relations. Current rhetorical support is meaningless.
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maxglute 3y ago

>But seriously, what do you think the US is going to do? If Canada had any sway, they could prod US to delay or suspend military tech transfer to India to compel an investigation. But obviously Canada doesn't have that kind of leverage.

llm_nerd 3y ago
That's some bizarre logic. Especially given this submission is actually about India trying to kill a guy in the US... I guess the US has no sway over the US. Those Americans really wish they had that sort of leverage. Canada is completing its investigation, at which point they'll name various Indian government agents and charge them with murder. India will declare diplomatic immunity. Do you really think the horrendously corrupt Modi government is going to investigate its own actions in any meaningful or viable way? And just to be clear, the US announcing what they did is clearly putting its full weight behind Canada's findings.
- maxglute 3y ago
  Sway is factor of domestic politics. US has sway not to over react precisely because it was a failed attempt. They can and would rather sweep dead brown American under rug than to undermine budding strategic condominium with India. Certainly they couldn't care less over dead brown Canadian. If India actually assassinated an American, on American soil no less, the US domestic politics would lose their shit at current US military tech transfers to India (like GE engines to HAL). I think US has the leverage to at least compel Modi to pretend to cooperate, or at least offer up fall guys like they did MBS over Khashoggi, if they were to put full weight behind Canada. Which they haven't, except to affirm Canadian findings, which they pretty much have to unless they want to blow up US/CAN relations. Current rhetorical support is meaningless.
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