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> [democratic nations] generally following international norms and treaties for human rights

One would think, but: https://www.justsecurity.org/89781/us-lethal-strikes-program... / https://archive.md/eZUTB

> feels pretty clear to me that democratic nations are than authoritarian regimes.

Our "feel" is, it is always the other. Never us?

This statement is applicable to the US killing of Osama Bin Laden and is a perfect example of how beyond parody useless the UN is. Terrorists purposely use failed states and states which may have security apparatuses which are sympathetic to them (in the case of Pakistan and Osama) for safe harbor. They are legal combatants and should not be left to their own devices.

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