Anomalocaris@lemm.ee to politics @lemmy.world · 4 days agoIran says it launched attack on US forces at Qatar's Al Udeid Air Baseground.newsexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up136
arrow-up136external-linkIran says it launched attack on US forces at Qatar's Al Udeid Air Baseground.newsAnomalocaris@lemm.ee to politics @lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squareAnomalocaris@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 days agosorry, 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.
minus-squareassaultpotato@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoInternational “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.
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.