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Spider Jerusalem

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12. When you can count on a Russian veto and a Chinese abstention or veto...

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 01:22 AM

Sep 2013

a Security Council vote is kind of pointless. And Russia and China are opposed, not because the Assad regime's actions don't merit an international response, but because they're authoritarian states that may see the need to take similar action against popular uprisings at some indeterminate future point.

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Ban Ki-Moon says only Security Council can order airstrikes on Syria (Illegal Otherwise) [View all] morningfog Sep 2013 OP

Screw them and "Old Europe!" last1standing Sep 2013 #1

LOL Hydra Sep 2013 #6

But..But...Putin would veto it. El Supremo Sep 2013 #2

The Russians hurt our feelings when they didn't do our bidding on Snowden. morningfog Sep 2013 #3

Funny, how does he feel about recent warmongers? Rex Sep 2013 #4

Absolutely true. Time for USA to end bully stance vis the rest of world on point Sep 2013 #5

k morningfog Sep 2013 #7

Uh Oh. I guess that means other countries will be justified to bomb us back into compliance with law kenny blankenship Sep 2013 #8

K & R for patience dreamnightwind Sep 2013 #9

So, Chomsky is right about that upi402 Sep 2013 #10

I am hoping he won't, avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #13

DURec leftstreet Sep 2013 #11

When you can count on a Russian veto and a Chinese abstention or veto... Spider Jerusalem Sep 2013 #12

That does not change the illegality. morningfog Sep 2013 #14