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filoria ( filoria@lemmy.ml )  to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

US Speaker Johnson: "We don't put any international body above our sovereignty"

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US Speaker Johnson: "We don't put any international body above our sovereignty"

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filoria ( filoria@lemmy.ml )  to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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Speaker Johnson: Congress reviewing possible actions against ICC after Israel arrest warrants
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House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress is "reviewing all our options right now" against the International Criminal Court, following their announcement they...
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  • filoria ( filoria@lemmy.ml ) OP
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    All the complaints about supposed violations of international law that the US has made in the past really ring hollow now that Johnson has said the quiet part out loud: international bodies are designed to control the “impoverished, barbaric” Global East and South, not the “enlightened” Global West.

    • macniel ( DmMacniel@feddit.de ) 
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      Pretty sure only USA thinks it’s above international bodies.

      • ShadowRam ( ShadowRam@fedia.io ) 
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        Well they did set a precedent when they walked into Iraq against the international bodies wishes.

        All the big players learned that if the US won’t play ball, they won’t either.

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          Israel played a role in that one too btw

          With an ally like that, who needs enemies?

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        Not pretty sure, definitely. See: The Invasion of The Hague act

      • bolexforsoup ( bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 
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        deleted by creator

        • applepie ( applepie@kbin.social ) 
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          “rules based international order” we shill relied on appearances of propriety, the more the US acts in this fashion the quicker the system is getting eroded.

          Current “leadershIp” is willing to lose a lot face here for a foreign state, which is rather perplexing from national security and sovereignty perspective. What is the US winning here? And if we are not getting anything in return, then why are we supporting Israel’s war crimes at our expense?

          • AlwaysNowNeverNotMe ( AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social ) 
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            Israel serves many purposes for the US.

            Its our casus belli on a stick against Iran.

            Its our nuke in a black box against Russia and China

            Its our staging ground for when this whole climate change dealio gets sorted out and we need somewhere new to drill.

            It’s a bunch of white enough people we can defend against any new terror organization that miraculously appears where we wanted to invade.

            Its our theocratic imperative to kick off Armageddon.

            It’s a place we can subtly suggest all our domestic Jews move to.

            It funds the most regressive and hawkish politicians in our government.

            • queermunist she/her ( queermunist@lemmy.ml ) 
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              It’s our laboratory for new mass surveillance and border control technology.

              It’s our training ground for LEOs, FBI, ICE, ect. who literally go to Israel to learn urban warfare tactics.

              It’s our unsinkable aircraft carrier in the most oil rich region in the world.

              It’s our shield of plausible deniability when we want to act against our enemies without drawing backlash at home or abroad.

              Israel really is the gift that keeps on giving!

            • screaming in digital ( qprimed@lemmy.ml ) 
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              pretty comprehensive answer. definitely a strong nominee for the go-to comment every time this question pops up.

      • intelshill ( intelshill@lemmy.ca ) 
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        Everyone thinks they’re above international bodies, but most don’t pretend that they don’t think so.

  • itsgroundhogdayagain ( itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml ) 
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    So, Israel is included in our sovereignty. Got it.

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      Peperridge farm remembers USS Liberty!

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfABflKvFzk

  • psvrh ( psvrh@lemmy.ca ) 
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    I mean, other than Exxon, Shell or BP.

    And the Knesset.

    And Putin.

    But other than that!

  • taanegl ( taanegl@beehaw.org ) 
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    Really? You did bury other countries sovereignty many times.

  • BigMacHole ( BigMacHole@lemm.ee ) Banned
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    Pissing off the International Community is how we Strengthen Our Defenses AGAINST Terror Attacks!

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