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To: heterosupremacist

“right of conquest”

So the Soviet Union should have been able to keep the Baltic States.


11 posted on 05/22/2017 4:25:12 PM PDT by FewsOrange
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To: FewsOrange

The “right of conquest” applies only to territory gained by the defending state against the state which started the war. In 1967 Jordan initiated hostilities against Israel.


15 posted on 05/22/2017 6:23:36 PM PDT by captain_dave
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