HOSTAGE TAKING: INDIVIDUALS VS NATIONS
When Russia, China, Iran, or North Korea wrongfully detains a Western citizen, the nation of the Western hostage continues to thrive.
When Western nations wrongfully detain — kill — the number one citizen of developing nations, those developing nations’ growth are arrested and never recover.
Are countries holding humans as hostages to be later used as bargaining chips legal, under international law — No?
Are countries eliminating the leadership of sovereign developing countries in order to manipulate those countries legal, under international law — No?
Eliminating the leadership of entire countries is akin to holding entire countries as hostages to be used as bargaining chips by Western countries to influence policies in developing countries.
Taking individual Westerners as hostages by Rogue Countries is preferable to Western countries taking Entire Developing Countries as hostages by eliminating their Leadership.