Should Only Leaders be Killed in Disputes?

The recent killing of Qasim Sulaiman, a general in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, who is responsible for issuing orderst to kill many innocent citizens in Syria and also soldiers in all places in the Middle East, is a new idea of modern warfare.

At first, it may appear as barbaric but what is more barbaric compared to the sufferings that soldiers and civilians need to endure as a result of the wars that are being carried out. How could we value the lives of leaders who issue the orders to kill or make others suffer, be much more than ordinary person, sometimes millions more.

Why can't all disputes be settled by killing the leaders only? At least they know the consequence of their actions. The Japanese emperor surrendered because he knows that he will be the target sooner or later. Unfortunately civilians at Hiroshima and Nagasaki had to suffer first.

It is so strange that even in games, such as Chess, the moment a leader is dead, the game is over. And yet in real life it is frowned upon. This hypocricy is due to the lies spread by leaders to protect themselves while killing their followers and followers of their enemies. After all the slaughter, the leaders will then shake hands again, as though all lives lost were nothing.

If these leaders know that their lives are at stake, I am sure they will hesitate to lauch wars. Now, how about Iran Leader, Ali Hosseini Khamenei, who as Supreme Leader, Khamenei is the head of state of Iran and the commander-in-chief of its armed forces. Should US target him? Why not? At least his life will be miserable hiding from US weapons. He should know the consequences of decisions made by him. Similarly for Donal Trump and Kim Jong Un.

Would's the world be safer and less lives lost as a result of conflicts between leaders. If the conflicts are between people, it will be harder but this is a rare case. Rwanda genocide could be one of them. Or probably because we do not know the actual leaders for the genocide. They should be idenfied.

The roles of the ICJ and other justice offices in the UN should be to identify the perpetrators to war crimes and make them pay for them. It is not enough to arrest only leaders that are depose, they should issue arrest warrant or even dead or alive orders to sitting leaders.

As who should carry out the orders, let their enemies justify their actions. This applies to Netanyahu and his supporters who allowed the Jewish settlers to roam at will on Palestinian land.