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Netherlands bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC

143 points · 131 comments · vrganj

mentalgear · 1790157724 · focus · HN ↗
It's really sad seeing the international order, erected primarily by the US as a driving force after WW2, now being torn down by the current US administration to the detriment not only of global safety but also the US itself.
Giving up the best soft-power levers they had in an attempt to replace them with coarse, obvious and ineffective hard-power beat-sticks is not only foolish but history shows never works well or long term.
1. pbiggar · 1790158285 · focus · HN ↗
  The problem is that the US used its soft power for evil, not for good. WW2 was the last war where the US were the good guys.
  With the US' war of aggression on Iran, it just doesnt care what it loses in its quest to support Israel.
  1. throwaway198846 · 1790159647 · focus · HN ↗
    Is supporting one ally a war of aggression? Explain your criteria.

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