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KingCharlemagne

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5. International law and the U.N. Charter, to which the U.S. are

Fri Apr 7, 2017, 05:10 PM

Apr 2017

signatories.

Preventative war (the thing Trump engaged in, I suppose, in firing the missiles) is strictly forbidden under the U.N. Charter without a U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing it.

Preemptive war (a war to respond to or defend against an actual or imminent attack) is allowed under the U.N. Charter without a Security Council resolution. Syria can now claim it is under threat of an imminent or actual attack and need not go the Security Council.

Trump engaged in a flagrant act of naked military aggression and we should thank our lucky starts that Syria does not have an ICBM capability.

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Syria is now fully entitled under international law to attack the U.S. [View all] KingCharlemagne Apr 2017 OP

We were just discussing this. I'm in West Palm Beach, about 5 miles away from MAL. If I was going t monmouth4 Apr 2017 #1

Not wishing bad on anyone but I'd imagine MAL is a target. Solly Mack Apr 2017 #2

Well, I think there's a big gulf between a 'right to do something' and KingCharlemagne Apr 2017 #3

What requires Trump to go to the U.N.? cloudbase Apr 2017 #4

International law and the U.N. Charter, to which the U.S. are KingCharlemagne Apr 2017 #5

If Syria had ICBM's... PJMcK Apr 2017 #7

That's a good point and may offer North Korea some KingCharlemagne Apr 2017 #8

The fact that we are a leading member of that organization requires it. However, a more still_one Apr 2017 #6

He violated the US Constitution and International Law malaise Apr 2017 #9