Bomb Syria, Even if It Is Illegal, reads
an opinion piece in the
New York Times. Yeah, and water board the hell out of them too. The author of the opinion is Ian Hurd, an associate professor of political science at Northwestern not Jodi Arias as I first suspected. I don't recall the
Times having ever endorsed vigilante justice when George Bush sat in the oval office but I suppose legal norms have "evolved" since then. In liberal land laws and constitutions are perpetually evolving to fill the gaps that legislative bodies refuse. The opinion piece is not as exciting as the headline but rather a pedantic account of laws and treaties that don't seem to pertain to Syria in this case.
To evade the laws that the professor thinks constrain Obama the professor thinks it appropiate for Obama to just make up a new law. Clever!
Since Russia and China won’t help, Mr. Obama and allied leaders should declare that international law has evolved and that they don’t need Security Council approval to intervene in Syria.
Attention Republicans: Don't try this.
2 comments:
I am less concerned about the Security Council--although it is a consideration--than I am about Congressional approval.
Can we distract this war monger? Where is Buddy Love when we need him?
I wouldn't give a damn what the security council thought either but the Times certainly never thought Bush should ignore it.
He seems to be procrastinating now. He might lose his nerve. There is little support for any US intervention but just 9% think Obama should go it alone.
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