I could make an argument for it, though: If countries engaged regularly in assassination, it would never come to a conclusion, and would not reduce (and might increase) the incidence of war. Phrasing it as “which is worse” makes it sound like we can choose one or the other. This assumes that an assassination can prevent a war (and doesn’t count the cases where it starts a war).
Who thinks assassination is worse than war?
I could make an argument for it, though: If countries engaged regularly in assassination, it would never come to a conclusion, and would not reduce (and might increase) the incidence of war. Phrasing it as “which is worse” makes it sound like we can choose one or the other. This assumes that an assassination can prevent a war (and doesn’t count the cases where it starts a war).
It seems to me that the vast majority of people think of war as a legitimate tool of national policy, but are horrified by assassination.