Leaders

The leaders of the world have colluded in protecting themselves with various treaties which essentially forbid them from removing any rogue among them who commits atrocity. This area is perhaps the only one in which I find myself in agreement with the policies of Ronald Reagan, who tried to surgically remove Libya's Gaddafi decades before his eventual deserved demise. George Bush Senior removed Manuel Noriaga from Panama in a continuation of that policy. 

Why should thousands of innocents be massacred by one human being's will to retain power? Why should thousands of human beings in uniforms be thrown into hellish danger to remove one maniac from power? I am an advocate of nonviolence. I am opposed to war. However, I am also committed to defending those who cannot defend themselves. If people in power had the deterrent of assassination by the international community in reaction to atrocity, perhaps there would be less atrocity.