this_dudeagain t1_jdn410h wrote on March 25, 2023 at 5:09 PM

Reply to comment by tandemxylophone in Another attack on an American base in Syria Friday after US retaliatory airstrikes on Iranian-backed groups by notunek

It's not a justification it's just the facts on the ground. Comparing it to Ukraine is ridiculous. Very different conflicts.

tandemxylophone t1_jdoelew wrote on March 25, 2023 at 10:50 PM

Facts and legality is also backed by power, not ethics. Yes, it is fact, but the US also absolves itself from illegally invading Iraq because they make the rules. So many here say facts because it legitimises questionable practices behind that may get criticised.

If China convinces most dictator driven African countries to support that Taiwan is part of China, will you accept it as fact if over 50% agree to it? If China was the one in power, will you accept their legal definition of who is a terrorist? I don't think anyone is good, just that nobody wants to admit their side is evil too.