The President Decides Who Should Die: Another Assassination in the ‘Forever War’ – Arena

In all scenarios it is a killing. The question becomes: Is it an assassination or a justified assassination?

as·​sas·​si·​na·​tion | \ ə-ˌsa-sə-ˈnā-shən \
1: murder by sudden or secret attack often for political reasons : the act or an instance of assassinating someone (such as a prominent political leader)
-- the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
-- an assassination attempt
-- In medieval days, assassination by poisoning was common enough to alarm many a king, and protection was sought in the form of prayers, food tasters and science.
— The New York Times
2: treacherous destruction of a person's reputation
-- character assassination

I’m ok with either reason.

Even many of the Germans wanted Hitler dead.