With a doomsday device on the planet, neither side would suspect the other of launching a sneak attack in attempt to destroy the opposing country's infrastructure before they could retaliate.
Allowing flanking (attacking while a teammate is on the opposite side of the target to create a sneak attack) makes the rogue deal a great amount of damage.
Apart from the sneak attack on minorities, my main objection is that the "equitable distribution of votes" argument is never pushed to its logical conclusion.
