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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.
Pretty sure only USA thinks it's above international bodies.
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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asdfasfasfasfasNot pretty sure, definitely. See: The Invasion of The Hague act
And Israel, and any other country whose rulers decide that they disagree with the rest.
Everyone thinks they're above international bodies, but most don't pretend that they don't think so.