International law is what the guy with the gun says it is…
Daddy Sam was a “reasonable” actor up until now.
If Canada and Mexico, don’t start taking measures to shore up their sovereignty now, their “leadership” ain’t worse shit.
Yeah, when was the last time the US let itself be held to international law, vs when was the last time they used it as a cudgel?
Laws only have meaning when someone is there to uphold them. For a long time the US sorta pretended to do so and sorta sometimes did, but now the gloves are off and it’s obvious that the US is a major threat, like Russia and China.
So what are you going to do about it?
You can’t motivate a country who historically ignores international law by saying they’re doing illegal stuff.
(screeching) “And then?!!”