Macheath Do you value international law? Do you think that an international body intended to prevent a future World War is a good thing?
One country invading another to "liberate" it is illegal. Not legal. Against the law. Wrong.
Nazi War Criminals were hanged after WWII on the following charge:
“planning, preparation, initiation or waging of a war of aggression, or a war in violation of international treaties, agreements or assurances”.
There are only 2 legal bases on which one can go to war:
Article 51 of the UN Charter: Self defence or collective self defence in the face of an imminent threat.
Article 42 of the UN Charter: As a result of a Security Council sanctioned intervention to "to maintain or restore international peace and security."
Important note: To pull your troops out of Saudi Arabia is not one of the legal justifications. Thinking that regime change would be a good idea is not one of the legal justifications. Deciding yourself (or in conjuction with any number of other countries) that there is a humanitation disaster is not one of the legal justifications.
And the US has signed up to this. It was one of the founding fathers of these rules.
You may not like them when it suits you (just as you may not like any number of domestic laws when it suits you), but they are there for a reason. A good reason. Disrespect the laws now and you will have no recourse but force when others violate the laws themselves.
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