“Me and Goering?”
You laugh, but the Romans punished one of their own generals by handing him over to their Celt enemies for punishment in accordance with the extant international law of the period. The Roman general failed to obtain the approval of the Roman Senate before he waged war upon a tribe of the Celts shortly after an armistice had been established between the Roman Senate and the Celtic tribe.
Another case involved Julius Ceasar and his repudiation of his pledge not to retaliate against the pirates who held him hostage for a ransom. In that case it was argued agreements with pirates and brigands did not have to be honored, because pirates and brigands could be killed or enslaved by anyone and anywhere without first seeking authority from the government.
Cool.
Anyone America doesn’t like — we’ll just designate them pirates and brigands.
Then: “Damn the agreements...full speed ahead!”