States rights are protected under the US constitution not " International or UN " laws. Duhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
On Aug 21, 5:19 pm, Ixtelan <[email protected]> wrote: > States have an inherent right to self-defense, not to intervene. > Threats or use of force by one state against another violate customary > international law and the UN Charter. > > Unless you live in Oklahoma, where voters have determined that no > state judge may rely on international law to render decisions in state > courts. Okies are still having a tough time understanding Article VI, > paragraph 2, of the Constitution. > > On Aug 19, 6:50 am, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > The United States has not only a duty, but an inherent right to "intervene" > > when its interests or citizens are threatened or somehow placed in > > jeopardy. Collectively, our Nation has used great restraint, and its not as > > if the United States is known for sticking its nose in other Nations' > > business or affairs, unless our liberty interests are somehow affected. > > > The support of the Shah and his family was a prudent political move and kept > > stability in that Nation for almost thirty years. A Nation that America had > > an abundance of interests in, (as did Great Britain) as Iran supplied the > > bulk of crude oil to the West in the 1950s, and we had a ton of money > > invested in that oil, its exploration, the technology to retrieve it, and > > the supply chain to get the product to market. Just as important, > > geopolitically, Iran sits at the Straights of Hormuz, and it was critical > > especially during the 1950s and 1960s that the Persian Gulf and the > > Straights of Hormuz remain a viable shipping lane.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
