So what's the moral of the story? The moral of the story is that Might makes right. Israel can illegally settle the West Bank and Gaza because they can, but Mexico can't settle the South West because it can't!. The strong do what they can, the weak do as they must. And that kind of world works perfectly for Americans and Israelis.
Well, I'm throw in the towel. Murder every last one of those dirty Palestinian savages, because you can!
Yup, military might is how most borders have been defined throughout human history.
I guess we're all supposed to make an exception for Isreal.
No, Hawk, that's not what I'm saying. Military might has defined borders throughout human history. But then something happened... Something crazy happened. This one crazy ass ************ in Germany wanted to take over Europe, he unleashed a massive wave of death and destruction over the entire world until he was finally stopped in 1945. Then, most independent states and nations came together to draft a few documents so that it wouldn't happen again, and they called this the UN Charter, the Geneva Conventions, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They did this so that a framework would be in place so that what no other country could legally behave the way Nazi Germany did (defeating weaker powers and annexing their territory). They had tribunals where they tried these really bad people. They wanted countries to know that there would be consequences if they engaged in geographic revisionism.
But of course all of this is total bullshit to you. Might makes Right. If Hitler could have conquered all of Europe, more power to him. France and the UK were silly to declare war based on Poland. The Soviet Union was justified in virtually annexing all of Eastern Europe too, because Might makes Right. Saddam should have been allowed to conquer and annex Kuwait, because Might makes Right. If Japan can conquer and annex China and Southeast Asia, it is good, because Might makes Right. And most important of all, American can do whatever it pleases, because Might makes Right.
And Hawk, I'm sure there is absolutely no reason why you would believe it should be any different domestically, no? I mean, if powerful countries can do what they like to weaker ones, why shouldn't powerful groups of people within countries do what they like to weaker ones? Hitler could murder all the Jews in Germany, because there were more Germans and they were more powerful: Might makes Right. Hutus were more numerous and more powerful in Rwanda than Tutsis, they were right in destroying them: Might makes Right. China is more powerful than Tibet: Might makes Right. Turkey was more powerful than Armenia, it had a right to destroy Armenians because: Might makes Right. Totalitarian states had the right to do what they wanted to their populations, because Might makes Right.
This is the basic premise behind those that support Israel's "rights" in the West Bank and Gaza, and I at least appreciate that the Hawk is honest and consistent in his view: Might makes Right.