If we cannot put aside assassination and torture, then the human race has no hope. We can and should put aside torture. Assassination, however, is still a pr

If we cannot put aside assassination and torture, then the human race has no hope. We can and should put aside torture. Assassination, however, is still a preferred tool, when often an alternative is a larger scale military conflict. A focused attack has a better chance of avoiding hitting innocent bystanders. important point of a democracy - being a beacon of hope for the future generations I do not think this is a point of "a democracy" at all. the choice of targets, is not discussed in a democratic manner, and almost certainly would not be my choice. This is a serious point. And it arises in any military conflict. How the democratic public controls its military is a matter of serious study; I am not competent in this, but perhaps someone could suggest a few links?