Navy and South China Sea

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@tugsailor

America should never have gone into Iraq. That was a huge political and military mistake. However, it was a response to an armed attack on US cities and the US government that killed several thousand American civilians inside our borders. That was an act of war that compelled a very strong retaliation. And it was a legal response.

I though EVERYBODY had got the message that the Iraq War was not about 9/11.
Saddam Hussein was an enemy of Al Qaeda and a buffer against Iran taking control of Iraq.

@tugsailor

There are well accepted legal principles for determining maritime boundaries that predate UNCLOS. Every country, except China, Russia, North Korea, and a few others respects those legal principles and precedents.

UNCLOS set those principle into clear and unambiguous terms (although some want to dispute findings anyhow)
Since USA has not ratified UNCLOS they have little sayso in it’s implementation though.