Trump can act as he wants, that doesn’t magically make other nations forget what NATO agreements actually say.
NATO was never involved in any of the other US-lead wars. Western countries may form a coalition for a war but that’s independent of and unrelated to NATO and purely at their own discretion, not out of any obligation. Feel free to protest your national government if they choose to get involved, but don’t act like they have no agency and Trump forced them to do anything.
International “law” is a misnomer, as you’ve noticed… it’s only enforceable at the end of a pointy stick, physical or economic. “Conventions” are a more appropriate phrase. This is indeed disappointing.
Trump can act as he wants, that doesn’t magically make other nations forget what NATO agreements actually say.
NATO was never involved in any of the other US-lead wars. Western countries may form a coalition for a war but that’s independent of and unrelated to NATO and purely at their own discretion, not out of any obligation. Feel free to protest your national government if they choose to get involved, but don’t act like they have no agency and Trump forced them to do anything.
sorry, you aren’t wrong,
it’s just lately we’ve seen that actual rules are meaningless.
if countries followed international laws, Israel would be as sanctioned as North Korea, and they would be zero weapons sold to them.
so I’m not expecting actual international laws and treaties to have any effect here.
International “law” is a misnomer, as you’ve noticed… it’s only enforceable at the end of a pointy stick, physical or economic. “Conventions” are a more appropriate phrase. This is indeed disappointing.