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user92 · 4134 days ago · link · · parent · post: A Plea for Caution From Russia: What Putin Has to Say to Americans About Syria
Some of the points he makes are true. Denying their truth just because you don't want to appear weak erodes much of the moral and intellectual high ground you have.
lazy_rapist · 4134 days ago · link ·
Right now, because the UN itself is not acting to enforce international law, that is what is making the world look weak. Forget Putin's assertions of international law in favor of Russia UNSC voting habits; international law has already been broken in Syria by the Assad regime because it has made use of chemical weapons against civilians.Denying their truth just because you don't want to appear weak