My point was that Russia's imperialism (rape) stands as a heinous act on it's own merits and making allegations of other (rapes) has nothing to do with Russia's actions. Pointing towards those acts or allegations of is illegitimately justifying something that is unjustifiable. There was no point in bringing up the point otherwise.
It's not about justification. It is about creating an impartial and objective view of geo-politics despite personal nationality.
Any country where attacks against our homeland were launched from would be justifiably under self-defense.
GW2? Meh. Iffy. Really just finishing up GW1 and Sadaam still refused to comply with the conditions of the last ceasefire. We had a standing UN authorization to use force in Iraq. We exercised our mandate. Did Russia have UN authorization to invade Ukraine?
UN has no right to authorize or veto killing people. Self proclaimed authority. But it is alarming that you are able to justify one million dead Iraqis on the grounds of a UN green light.
Had military operations against Russia been launched from Ukraine to justify a self-defense argument?
Yes. The shadow war has never ended and you know as well as I do that operations by the CIA/MI5 are conducted globally at all times.
None of our military interventions have been for the purpose of naked territorial acquisition. Putin isn't defending against an attack. He wants that territory and simply wants to take it by force.
I cannot agree with your perspective on Putin's actions.
You'd have to go back to the Philippine Insurrection to find that for the US, and yes I think were were wrong back in 1899.
If you really believe that was the last time then I have nothing to debate on the subject.
And sorry, which countries has NATO invaded for the purposes of land acquisition?
C'mon man. Overthrowing a government, installing a puppet and adding a nation to the list of NATO gang members is just another version of territorial expansion.
