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> obligations under international law You can’t do this when nobody else does, and particularly not when pretty much every act of war in the world is alleged t
by JumpCrisscross 2mo ago
> obligations under international law
You can’t do this when nobody else does, and particularly not when pretty much every act of war in the world is alleged to be a war crime by activists. In practice, all war appears to be illegal under international law. That makes the law untenable, which may be part of why it’s being ignored.
> Until the American people start demanding justice for the crimes for which their state is responsible
I agree that we need a framework limiting the U.S. military under U.S. law. But someone needs to propose something realistic.
- aa-jv 2mo ago>You can’t do this when nobody else does, If you're going to dance around pretending to be the only world power, you have to set the example you want to see of the other 'lesser nations' which are subject to your war criminals' purposes. >every act of war in the world is alleged to be a war crime by activists. So what you're really saying is that warriors should always be senior to activists. This problem runs deep. >I agree that we need a framework limiting the U.S. military under U.S. law. No, I'm saying that the U.S. needs to stop being a criminal nation beholden only unto itself.