[Dog Gone]

I don't think they'll ever kill him. There isn't any upside to it. He's not carrying out the attacks, and he may not even know about them in advance.

He's discredited around much of the world, and he's ugly.

He's widely perceived as being the one who walked away from a peace deal that was too generous to him.

If there was any reason to think that he'd be replaced by somebody more moderate who could deliver on his promises, that would be one thing. But he wouldn't be, which is why they won't kill him.

[aBootes]

I don't think they'll ever kill him. There isn't any upside to it. He's not carrying out the attacks, and he may not even know about them in advance.

He's discredited around much of the world, and he's ugly.

Agreed. But ugly is still somewhat less of a problem than dumb.

He's widely perceived as being the one who walked away from a peace deal that was too generous to him.

Yup. And that's his biggest problem right now.

If there was any reason to think that he'd be replaced by somebody more moderate who could deliver on his promises, that would be one thing. But he wouldn't be, which is why they won't kill him.

Exactly.