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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
All strong countries exert pressure on those weaker than them to further their own national interest. This is the reality of how nations have all interacted, it works the same for America or the UK or France or Ethiopia, or anybody else.
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Just because everyone does it, doesn't make it okay.
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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
Furthermore, there are international human rights laws, and if some court in Laos passes a local ruling that disobeys international human rights laws then it is illegal and invalid. It is not legal to lock up an 20 year woman, allow her to be raped in prison, not give her any legal counsel, and then shoot her. Whether Laos claims it is legal or not, it is not.
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The international human rights laws are intended as courts to prosecute war crimes and human rights abuses, not an excuse to go war to save people from punishment for their crimes.