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Quote by: Epistemologist  This sort of brings to mind the movie Munich in which Israeli operatives murdered Palestinian agents. But then the Israeli operatives were also assassinated or at least attempted to be assassinated.
In the objective sense, no country really has a moral high ground, and all agents should be susceptible to kidnapping. However, it's often the case that might makes right, which might be unfortunate considering that this "right" does not necessarily correspond with what is actually just.
And let's not forget that each patriot would side with his/her own country, and what's right for that country would be what's right for that person. So the issue gets hazy, and if you ask an American "patriot" (in the general sense of the term), they would say that it's not okay for CIA agents to be kidnapped.
However, I say they should be kidnapped or at least allowed the possibility to be kidnapped. I'm sure as even current events can tell us, Americans are not by any means absolutely just or demigods. |
I understand what you mean, but your wording is a bit out-of-order. Do you truly think that we should give them a chance to kidnap them?
If they succeed, we might not declare war, but we should not just place the agents out in the open. We should do our best to protect them, let the countries take a risk, do all we can to stop them. But if they succeed, they succeed. Is that what you were getting at?