AIBU to not understand why we have not done something about Putin?

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I know that it's a nuclear power, but we wouldn't really need to go nuclear? Just take him out?

Is it Putin's war or Russia's war?

Why have we not assassinated him?

Because of rule of law.
As shocking as it may sound, the world can't just go around topping off leaders of countries because they don't like or disagree with them.

Because he has his finger on the nuke trigger. Also, if we miss - I'm pretty sure he'd retaliate. Thirdly, it's more complicated than that

In general I don't agree with assassinations but is his life worth more than the lives of everyone affected by his actions? The knock on effects of his tactics, his war, the millions who will freeze this winter or die because of pressures on Health Services? The starving children? The suffering? Does the greater good not come into it?

I don’t think Putin is really the issue. He’s like the squeaky wheel. China is the main issue to the destabilisation of the West and there is precisely zero we can do about that.

Oh and then politics. I am sure that most countries in the world hope to reinstate relations with Russia once this is over. Russia is a huge economic partner and one with a lot of resource.
Plus, better the devil you know. If you got rid of him, whose to say the next guy isn't more trigger happy.

I'm pretty sure we killed Saddam, Gaddafi, Hitler, a few US presidents, Bin Laden?

Would you think it was right if another world leader decided to say, assassinate Biden?

I suspect that it is more complicated which is why I'm asking the question. It's not a rhetorical question. It's a genuine question.

It's been done in the past!

Unless he's able to haunt people, he couldn't really retaliate if he was dead!

Bin Laden wasn't a recognised leader of a country.
We were in a world war with Hilter (we are still not at war with Russia), I doubt anyone other than his allies recognised him as a soveriegn leader.
Saddam had not been president for 3 years when he was assasinated
Gaddafi was also deposed by the time he died.
All that said, I am not sure all of the above were legal.
Not sure who you mean re US presidents and "we".

We, the people. Obviously only 1 person pulls the trigger but who is behind it?

Assassinating Putin would start WWIII.

Hitler killed himself. Intrigued to know which US presidents 'we' have killed?

You also risk making him a martyr

4 sitting US presidents have been assasinated. Abraham Lincoln (1865, by John Wilkes Booth), James A. Garfield (1881, by Charles J. Guiteau), William McKinley (1901, by Leon Czolgosz), and John F. Kennedy (1963, by Lee Harvey Oswald).

I know we're spun tales but could we not just assassinate Putin and blame on some loon?

Good point. Forgot he killed himself ;)

We have no such concerns in the Middle East?

Saddam was executed following his conviction for war crimes.
Hitler killed himself
JFK and LIncoln weren't assassinated by a state power, they were murdered.

Putin isn't one man acting alone. He has been in power for a very long time and is surrounded by people he has appointed. If putin is assassinated, he would be replaced by someone who may be more enthusiastic about a nuclear strike, not least in revenge for the assassination.

Btw I'm not shooting down all your replies. I asked and I appreciate the answers. It's just that it should be easily done! They've gone rogue.

Because its all fucking theatre and he is a useful bogeyman?

Wait a second, are you saying the British assassinated JFK?

So we're afraid of people who might be worse than Putin?

How much worse can you get?

1. I'm not British
2. No

Yes but Russia is a nuclear power and have spend decades pumping a large component of their budget into their military. They are also allies with China.

Assassinating a head of state is an act of war and a war between the west against Russia and China is not one I want to see.