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		khuey on Aug 22, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TikTok to challenge U.S. order banning transaction... > Only because the US unilaterally decides what international law means. That would be news to Mike Pompeo who just lost a big UNSC vote this week.

sudosysgen on Aug 22, 2020 [–]

Since when did the US care what the UNSC says? Did the US not lose the UNSC vote for the invasion of Iraq? Did that matter to the 1 000 000 dead Iraqis?

International law only matters as far as the narrative it sets.

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