>>>But I believe assassination of foreign leader is not a policy of the United States.... I think.
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>>Does that mean that bombing the hell out of Saddam's home while hoping he's in it is not defined as 'assassination'? Interesting concept.
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>No.
>Alan the art of "assassination" requires an element of surprise and secrecy.
>Bombing the hell out of an enemy hideout is just part of war.

What if I do both - declare war and then kill the opposing leader by stealth? Being that it probably makes little difference to the assassinee, and since it was a pre-emptive strike and not a response to a declaration of war, it sounds like semantics to me.