Why is it legal for the US to invade foreign countries ?

Im not very clear on this, is it not supposed to be illegal to invade other countries sovereignty. Been seeing news bout drone strikes in pakistan n stuff.Also why are the american citizens ignoring these issues, is it because their homes are not the ones being invaded ot they are powerless to their govt decisions?

It's only illegal if they don't have oil. Fightingfan

Because there's no enforceable policy that says otherwise, but the country being invaded can fight back if they want.

Plus, the countries being invaded are chosen nowadays for having (or being accused of having) large amounts of terrorists that are not being rounded up. But really, any country can invade another country, it just depends on whether you're confident you'll win or not. There are UN sanctions for nations who negligently invade other countries, not to mention the guidelines for international conflict under the Geneva Conventions.

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]It's only illegal if they don't have oil. AdamPA1006

By the way, here's what the US has agreed to in regards to rules of international conflict:

Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), 8 June 1977.

It's more about what happens during engagement in conflict than anything else when it comes to international law. Invading other countries lies on the sovereignty of the United States, mainly through the power of Congress to declare war and/or the ability of the executive to take initiative on war a la the War Powers Act.

Now you know.

I find the concept of a "legal war" in an international sense almost as ridiculous as the UN.

Because...

Im not very clear on this, is it not supposed to be illegal to invade other countries sovereignty. Been seeing news bout drone strikes in pakistan n stuff.Also why are the american citizens ignoring these issues, is it because their homes are not the ones being invaded ot they are powerless to their govt decisions?

megaspiderweb09

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGQaH3-LK54

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGQaH3-LK54

KC_Hokie

America pretend to want peace but they just want to be the power of the world but if China ever stopped letting USA take advantage of them and call in their debt, USA would crumple quicker than a deck of cards.JohnF111

Because it's their fault that some countries want to nuke Earth.

Legal? Maybe unethical, or immoral- but can an entire country break a law? Seems silly.

because they find/make up excuses to do so.did iraq find one when they invaded kuwait for an instance? no.

America pretend to want peace but they just want to be the power of the world but if China ever stopped letting USA take advantage of them and call in their debt, USA would crumple quicker than a deck of cards.JohnF111

Imagine if Hezbollah in Iran had gotten nukes with the Taliban on one side and Hitler part II on the other.. Yeah, lots of very big booms all over the world.... You're welcome.superclocked

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]It's only illegal if they don't have oil. AdamPA1006

[QUOTE="JohnF111"]America pretend to want peace but they just want to be the power of the world but if China ever stopped letting USA take advantage of them and call in their debt, USA would crumple quicker than a deck of cards.Person0

When you are the global hegemon in an anarchic system then you can do a lot of things...

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]It's only illegal if they don't have oil. AdamPA1006

You're correct. Oil was not the motivation. If the US wanted oil, Saddam Hussein was more than willing to sell oil to the USA...

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]It's only illegal if they don't have oil. AdamPA1006

Okay then give us a better one?

If they didn't have natural resources that we depend on and were not to weak to defend themselves we would not be there.

[QUOTE="superclocked"]Imagine if Hezbollah in Iran had gotten nukes with the Taliban on one side and Hitler part II on the other.. Yeah, lots of very big booms all over the world.... You're welcome.KC_Hokie

[QUOTE="superclocked"]Imagine if Hezbollah in Iran had gotten nukes with the Taliban on one side and Hitler part II on the other.. Yeah, lots of very big booms all over the world.... You're welcome.superclocked

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"][QUOTE="superclocked"]Imagine if Hezbollah in Iran had gotten nukes with the Taliban on one side and Hitler part II on the other.. Yeah, lots of very big booms all over the world.... You're welcome.superclocked

[QUOTE="superclocked"][QUOTE="superclocked"]Imagine if Hezbollah in Iran had gotten nukes with the Taliban on one side and Hitler part II on the other.. Yeah, lots of very big booms all over the world.... You're welcome.KC_Hokie

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"][QUOTE="superclocked"]You're missing the point. Iran likely would've had nukes by now, and they most certainly would've fallen into terrorist hands at some point. And there would've been no shortage of buyers on all sides....superclocked

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"][QUOTE="superclocked"]You're missing the point. Iran likely would've had nukes by now, and they most certainly would've fallen into terrorist hands at some point. And there would've been no shortage of buyers on all sides....superclocked

Imagine if Hezbollah in Iran had gotten nukes with the Taliban on one side and Hitler part II on the other.. Yeah, lots of very big booms all over the world.... You're welcome.superclocked

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"][QUOTE="superclocked"]You're missing the point. Iran likely would've had nukes by now, and they most certainly would've fallen into terrorist hands at some point. And there would've been no shortage of buyers on all sides....superclocked

Okay we are no better then Iran. The CIA funded and trained Osama Bin Laden.

CIA created Al-Qaeda and Gave $3 Billion Dollars to Osama Bin Laden

[QUOTE="superclocked"][QUOTE="KC_Hokie"]Everyone said the same thing when North Korea and Pakistan were creating nukes. Iran doesn't have a history of being that irrational. Person0

[QUOTE="Person0"]

[QUOTE="superclocked"]http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2010/07/reports-bolster-suspicion-of-iranian-ties-to-extremists.html "Cooperation among Iran, al Qaeda and other Sunni extremist groups is more extensive than previously known to the public, according to details buried in the tens of thousands of military intelligence documents released by an independent group Sunday. U.S. officials and Middle East analysts said some of the most explosive information contained in the WikiLeaks documents detail Iran's alleged ties to the Taliban and al Qaeda, and the facilitating role Tehran may have played in providing arms from sources as varied as North Korea and Algeria. The officials have for years received reports of Iran smuggling arms to the Taliban. The WikiLeaks documents, however, appear to give new evidence of direct contacts between Iranian officials and the Taliban's and al Qaeda's senior leadership. It also outlines Iran's alleged role in brokering arms deals between North Korea and Pakistan-based militants, particularly militant leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and al Qaeda."superclocked

[QUOTE="superclocked"][QUOTE="KC_Hokie"]Everyone said the same thing when North Korea and Pakistan were creating nukes. Iran doesn't have a history of being that irrational. -Renegade

Okay we are no better then Iran. The CIA funded and trained Osama Bin Laden.

CIA created Al-Qaeda and Gave $3 Billion Dollars to Osama Bin Laden

[QUOTE="Person0"]

[QUOTE="superclocked"]http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2010/07/reports-bolster-suspicion-of-iranian-ties-to-extremists.html "Cooperation among Iran, al Qaeda and other Sunni extremist groups is more extensive than previously known to the public, according to details buried in the tens of thousands of military intelligence documents released by an independent group Sunday. U.S. officials and Middle East analysts said some of the most explosive information contained in the WikiLeaks documents detail Iran's alleged ties to the Taliban and al Qaeda, and the facilitating role Tehran may have played in providing arms from sources as varied as North Korea and Algeria. The officials have for years received reports of Iran smuggling arms to the Taliban. The WikiLeaks documents, however, appear to give new evidence of direct contacts between Iranian officials and the Taliban's and al Qaeda's senior leadership. It also outlines Iran's alleged role in brokering arms deals between North Korea and Pakistan-based militants, particularly militant leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and al Qaeda."superclocked

Its funny how we always need an enemy to be fighting against.

From the 50's-80's it was the evil Russians that are going to murder us all.

90's-00's it was a bunch of smaller things

00's-now Terrorists/Taliban/Saddam

Now-future Iran. The terrorists have mostly been neutralized so now we need a new threat for people to be scared of. Iran likes it too since when an enemy is talking about how they will attack you the Iranains will support their government more.

[QUOTE="-Renegade"]

[QUOTE="superclocked"]http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2010/07/reports-bolster-suspicion-of-iranian-ties-to-extremists.html "Cooperation among Iran, al Qaeda and other Sunni extremist groups is more extensive than previously known to the public, according to details buried in the tens of thousands of military intelligence documents released by an independent group Sunday. U.S. officials and Middle East analysts said some of the most explosive information contained in the WikiLeaks documents detail Iran's alleged ties to the Taliban and al Qaeda, and the facilitating role Tehran may have played in providing arms from sources as varied as North Korea and Algeria. The officials have for years received reports of Iran smuggling arms to the Taliban. The WikiLeaks documents, however, appear to give new evidence of direct contacts between Iranian officials and the Taliban's and al Qaeda's senior leadership. It also outlines Iran's alleged role in brokering arms deals between North Korea and Pakistan-based militants, particularly militant leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and al Qaeda."superclocked

Okay we are no better then Iran. The CIA funded and trained Osama Bin Laden.

CIA created Al-Qaeda and Gave $3 Billion Dollars to Osama Bin Laden

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]It's only illegal if they don't have oil. AdamPA1006

[QUOTE="superclocked"][QUOTE="Person0"] Because supplying small arms are the same as giving nukes away?Person0

Because there's no enforceable policy that says otherwise, but the country being invaded can fight back if they want.

THE_DRUGGIE

LOL

[QUOTE="AdamPA1006"][QUOTE="Fightingfan"]It's only illegal if they don't have oil. BossPerson

ROFL

a bloody ten percent of it.

get a new theory.

[QUOTE="AdamPA1006"][QUOTE="Fightingfan"]It's only illegal if they don't have oil. BossPerson

LMAO.

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]It's only illegal if they don't have oil. AdamPA1006

lol, you're assuming US foreign policy is intended to benefit the US public. As opposed to the puppetmasters and friends of the administration, companies like Haliburton etc.

There's a whole industry of think tanks and policy institutes involved in cooking up with new threats and new enemies for the US to justify the disproportionate and wildly out-of-control 'defense' spending. It's a lot easier to explain when 'we've got a war to win'.

[QUOTE="BossPerson"][QUOTE="AdamPA1006"] I hate this argument what oil did we ever take from other countries? If we did is it helping us now?? Wheres the cheap oil???coolbeans90

ROFL

a bloody ten percent of it.

get a new theory.