There's an extra level of indirectness. Dude was assassinated, there is almost no sympathy and it's this they are outraged by. Sure, getting the top man assass

There's an extra level of indirectness. Dude was assassinated, there is almost no sympathy and it's this they are outraged by. Sure, getting the top man assassinated isn't a reason to change what you do - it was one guy with a gun - but that no one is rushing to their defence is another matter.