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That is fine, but I suspect it very much won’t and discussions online and elsewhere will devolve into bad faith accusations against others. Given the nature of Reform, Restore, Kemi Badenoch’s Tories and the Greens, I very much doubt the political sphere will be without this too.
International law is very toothless and has done very little to prevent historical misdeeds from tyrants and it leaves democracies hamstrung. The actions against Serbia in the 90s were against International law, but I am very glad we took action to prevent Kosovo becoming another Bosnia. The UN’s legalism hindered in Bosnia and Rwanda in the 90s. None of this means that the current actions are good and I think they will likely make things worse. However, I think the main concern should be over the latter – about what’s best for the people in the region. One thing that hasn’t helped has been allowing Iran to gain a foothold within the region, where it has fermented and participated in war with Israel, Syria and Yemen, alongside its severe domestic tyranny.
I fundamentally disagree with your stance on international law. It’s a principle that all countries should strive to uphold. The more a nation throws it out of the window, the worse the world will be. That’s my belief and one I can’t see shifting regardless of any online or physical polarised arguments. I don’t believe what’s playing out now is in any way shape or form going to be best for anyone, least of all Iranian’s striving for democracy and regime change.