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cchiu23 t1_j0kzz35 wrote

>And the arguments that the invasion was legal are not completely without merit either.

Citation needed

Also the UN hasn't done that with the russian invasion either (pretty sure there isn't really a legal mechanism to declar a war "illegal)

>And yet the UN has never declared the war illegal. Funny how that works.

That's the perk of being the most powerful country that the OP mentioned

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inconspiciousdude t1_j0lkagy wrote

>Citation needed

"I am the law" (Dredd et. al, 2134).

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rubywpnmaster t1_j0n43y1 wrote

I mean you make light of it but that’s basically how it works. The person with the most military and economic power basically has the ability to do just that.

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