> Even if this does violate some treaty somewhere, we need not wring hands over the death of an objective dictator. We absolutely should. It's a key principle

> Even if this does violate some treaty somewhere, we need not wring hands over the death of an objective dictator. We absolutely should. It's a key principle of international law that brutal regimes should not be disturbed, until an opportunity for a regime change brokered by international lawyers presents itself in a century or two. Moral legitimacy comes from international law, and international law only.