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America gets to ignore international borders for military/humanitarian missions but Russia must not? (Original Post) Fred Sanders Aug 2014 OP
Because when the US invades a sovereign nation it's for righteous reasons Jake Stern Aug 2014 #1
Fred, I find myself agreeing with you more and more. broiles Aug 2014 #2
Epic fail Recursion Aug 2014 #3
When the US invades and annexes Baja this geek tragedy Aug 2014 #4
I think you hit upon the crux. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #5
Yeah, it's the difference between colonialism and neocolonialism. Comrade Grumpy Aug 2014 #8
America annexed all of Central America, by proxy, some forget that. Oh, and Cuba. Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #9
two wrongs dont make a right. we are not right to ignore laws and invade countries for resources La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2014 #6
Russia is invading for the purpose of annexing territory hack89 Aug 2014 #7

broiles

(1,370 posts)
2. Fred, I find myself agreeing with you more and more.
Sat Aug 30, 2014, 12:55 PM
Aug 2014

I click on your posts when I see your name. Keep them up.

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)
5. I think you hit upon the crux.
Sat Aug 30, 2014, 01:27 PM
Aug 2014

While it's wrong of us to ignore national sovereignty, at least we aren't doing it in order to simply annex territory and take over our neighbouring countries piecemeal. Putin is trying to be a weaselier, smarter Hitler.

 

La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts)
6. two wrongs dont make a right. we are not right to ignore laws and invade countries for resources
Sat Aug 30, 2014, 01:30 PM
Aug 2014

nor are the russians right to ignore laws and annex nations.



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