Posted on 03/03/2026 6:50:24 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
The modern international order rests on a foundational promise: states must resolve disputes peacefully, and force may be used only as a last resort and only within the bounds of law. The US helped build this system after World War II, embedding these principles in the UN Charter and in its own Constitution.
Yet the US military operations in Venezuela in January 2026 and in Iran on February 28, 2026 represent a sharp break from these commitments. Both actions were undertaken without United Nations authorization and without congressional approval, raising profound questions about legality, constitutional governance, and the erosion of global norms.
At the same time, these operations resulted in the removal of two deeply abusive leaders—one captured and jailed, the other killed. Their departure from power may indeed contribute to international peace and security. But the legality of the means matters.
The rule of law is what separates legitimate action from aggression, and it is what prevents powerful states from deciding unilaterally which governments may live or die.
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“modern international order ” must be a two way street.
Jurist, please!
These “rules”....this “order” was always one of convenience. The truth is it always rested on America’s ability and willingness to back the niceties of the civilized world up with bare knuckle FORCE. Those who didn’t play nice knew they’d get taken out back behind the woodshed and given a thorough beatdown by big bad America if they got out of line.
The world works on downright force. That’s ultimately what things come down to and always have.
How many times has the US taken military action large (Iran potentially) or small (Venezuela) since WWII w/o UN approval and/or Congressional war declaration? Just about every time, huh?
Then why are you posting crap from this know nothing author. Give a monkey a beer and a crayon and it could produce a more thoughtful analysis
“states must resolve disputes peacefully, and force may be used only as a last resort and only within the bounds of law. The US helped build this system after World War II, embedding these principles in ... its own Constitution.”
liars ...
Never hold yourself to rules the enemy disregards..—George Patton.
the rules based order was nothing except a way to make war unprofitable and unwinnable by anyone.
It was not rule of law. It was rule of rules promulgated by unelected bureaucrats. Law reflects the accepted norms of society. Rules are just there to benefit the folks who wrote them.
I like that. I seem the recall the Brits didn’t like the fact colonists hid behind trees as well
Nonsense, if anything it is being reestablished, because it was no longer what it was when it was started. It had drifted into something unrecognizable The rules were being altered to suit the circumstances, and they had lost the continuity it once had, because we were made the supreme leader, instead of being another equal cog in the structure.
Funny but Iran been breaking that “rule based order” for almost 50 years and none of these pompous poseurs like David Crane here were not the least bit troubled by it.
The rule book only works if both side play by the rules. The last 7 Presidents playing by the rule with Iran which is exactly what created this current world wide mess Trump is cleaning up
“Self-defense under Article 51, triggered by an armed attack”
Guess what, once your nose got busted by a fist
and you are blinded by tears of a bodily reaction
to pain, you’ve already mostly
lost that fight.
You may recover, get away,
and perhaps overcome the attacker,
but you are damaged.
Nations of millions cannot afford
that.
Not all of us are street fighters.
Best defense is to assure the potential
attacker that they will suffer grievous harm
for no or little real gain.
There is a time for everything. We have had enough scrap for several lifetimes. We have turned the other cheek, negotiated, coddled, funded and submitted longer than we should. We finally have a leader that understands we have had enough to do something about it all.
We tried diplomacy. It didn’t work.
There’s no such thing as “international law”.
There is only force.
Thus it has ever been.
Thus it shall always be.
L
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The “rules” followed by the islamofascistnazis are very similar to the Brezhnev Doctrine:
What’s mine is mine, what’s yours is negotiable.
“The rule of law”
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Citation, please.
rules based only works if people follow the rules and there is a cost for breaking the rules. There has not been a cost for breaking them. So the rules are not rules just traditions. If crime pays we will have only crime.
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