In their op-ed today, McMaster/Cohn reveal their adoption of Putin's foreign affairs ethos. https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-first-doesnt-mean-america-alone-1496187426 …pic.twitter.com/pnTonPrAyv
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We left this model behind after the great world wars and have benefited from a lack of their return since.
Our system since has been rules-based in which all nations, no matter how weak or powerful, have the same claim to sovereignty and justice.
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The "might makes right" philosophy, whether in foreign or domestic affairs, is an assault on truth.
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It presupposes that there is neither right nor wrong, but only political or military power.
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They want us to embrace darkness and the strong overpower the weak. It's horrifying to see such a loss of morality at the top in action.
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Exactly. And the wording while factual re military/economic strength is downright scary and stupid claiming cultural and moral superiority
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You can't have supremacy and a level playing field, as these guys are trying to argue for. You dominate or you cooperate, not both.
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But that's not how private real estate development works. Think of USA as a slumlord and the rest of the world as tenants.
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Salavdor Allende on line 1 for you.
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What is your perspective with regards to conditional sovereignty and the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect, Mr. McMullin?
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Is nation-state sovereignty sacrosanct? Are there conceivable circumstances where sovereignty is contingent upon preserving natural rights?
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I'm particularly pondering acts of genocide or crimes against humanity where humanitarian intervention could be the greater moral imperative
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