alt Hacker NewsIt’s also a crime against the US constitution and the international legal order. By condoning “might is right” Trump has given an excuse to every tinpot dictator, from Putin to Kim, to invade and kill whoever they want
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cbeach • 01/03/2026
The US casually eliminating a nasty despot is likely to have a chilling effect on the other nasty despots.
Putin and Kim will -not- be emboldened by this act - quite the opposite.
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thrownato • 01/03/2026
It's really not a crime against the US constitution. And "International Law" isn't really law, because there is no enforcer.
International politics is anarchy. Rules are enforced by the hegemon.
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And the voters who elected Trump because he promised to stop with "nation building".
But with Venezuela's +300bn oil barrels at Trump's disposal now, I bet the gas prices will plummeted. I wonder how the MAGA fanbase will react (probably will be happy to let just this one "nation building" project to slip through their ethics).