Do you hold this standard at all times and in all places, for all countries historically? Honest question.
Might=right
This is literally how geopolitics works in practice.
Assisting countries being invaded, conquered and annexed is good as it reinforces peace and stability by imparting huge costs upon the aggressor which discourages potential additional aggressors.
We just had a story on FR earlier this week about how Russians just walked past a nonexistent defensive line because the money that was SUPPOSED to go to it just got directed elsewhere by unknown Ukrainians.
Sometimes, the country being invaded is as crappy (or crappier) than the invader. Neither one deserves our support.
Invading, conquering and annexing other countries is bad, mmmkay?[...]
Assisting countries being invaded, conquered and annexed is good as it reinforces peace and stability by imparting huge costs upon the aggressor which discourages potential additional aggressors.
Where the rubber meets the road with this crap is the unlawful invasion, conquering and occupation of Palestinian territory by Israel. The territory remains officially categorized as the unlawfully occupied territory of Palestine. Does United States policy support coming to the aid of Palestine and ejecting Israel from the unlawfully occupied territory?
Was the Israeli unlawful war of aggression in 1967 bad, mmmkay?
Is the continued Israeli unlawful occupation bad, mmmkay?
Is the U.S. policy of using its veto at the UN Security Council to defend Israel, and to prevent Palestine from becoming a recognized state, bad?
Somehow, the high dudgeon sounds different when Israel is involved, or when speaking of the United States annexing Texas. It seems that invading or annexing is not categorically mmmkay bad.
“Sometimes, the country being invaded is as crappy (or crappier) than the invader. Neither one deserves our support”
Then you are amoral. It’s the point of demoralization campaigns. Destroying a target population’s will to defend itself against an aggressor. Russia is attacking the post-WWII detente the world operated by for 70 years. If that is not defended be ready for wars everywhere and worse. Don’t complain when it comes to your door.
amoral
[ ey-mawr-uhl, a-mawr-, ey-mor-, a-mor- ]
Phonetic (Standard)
IPA
adjective
not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
having no moral standards, restraints, or principles; unaware of or indifferent to questions of right or wrong:
a completely amoral person.