01-03-2020, 04:03 PM
(01-03-2020, 03:54 PM)bfine32 Wrote: What other Nations consider us should have 0 bearing on what we classify other organizations. The United States has deemed IRGC a terrorist organization. You want to take issue with the classification of them as a terrorist organization feel free, but that doesn't change the fact that when we authorized the attack they were a terrorist organization; therefore, not a whole different situation than the elimination of bin Laden.
...he was also a general in another sovereign state's government. You keep failing to acknowledge that piece and how it makes things WAY different. Again, we are a terrorist organization per the designation Iran has assigned us an therefor if they attacked anything related to our military they would be doing so in the attempt to prevent a terrorist organization from carrying out terrorist attacks. Just deeming a part of a foreign government a terrorist group and pretending like that gives you cart blanche to do what you want isn't going to hold water with the international community as we have seen other countries coming out, even our allies, and saying they aren't backing this.
As I said, if Iran did this exact same thing to us we would call it an act of war. Only difference here is we are America and they aren't so we blindly back any violations of international sovereignty as us just doing what's best.
