The Mao-Kissinger Meeting of 1973

Re:The Mao-Kissinger Meeting of 1973 by _kbh_ on Sunday June 11, 2023 @09:29AM (#36281193)

> Well, my original point was the legal precedent. Invading another country without the need for self defense. (Or were there any indications, that Iraq was about to attack the US at all?) So at no point I said it is the same.

This legal precedent stuff is rubbish and just more justification of Russians brutal crimes. Not to mention that Russia was doing this brutal razing and raping of civilian centres far before the US invaded Iraq.

> And regarding torture and rape, you might have missed Abu Ghraib and similar institutions? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_priso...

I didn't but I missed the part where they involved children.

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Re:The Mao-Kissinger Meeting of 1973 by hutzlibu on Sunday June 11, 2023 @10:06AM (#36281503)

"I didn't but I missed the part where they involved children."

There certainly were also childs (<18) tortured in Iraq. Maybe I feel like digging up some sources.

But right at hand I have boys as sexslaves from afghanistan institutions set up, payed and defended by US forces.

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/world/asia/us-soldiers-to...

"This legal precedent stuff is rubbish and just more justification of Russians brutal crimes."

And what exactly is rubbish about it? Or do you think international law can (should) get established for everyone minus US?

The problem right now is exactly that russia is NOT isolated enough. They still can trade quite unrestricted. IF there would be a believable international law, the sanctions would work and russia would have to stop the war.

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