As things stand, it seems there is one standard when America's adversaries take territory by force, and another when allies do it.
— as it should when any government uses its power to forcefully and illegally annex territory from another state. The U.S. sanctioned senior Russian officials, members of the Russian military industry and members of its legislatures for what it says is their role in “U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken likened Russia's annexation to an"attempted land grab." Speaking at the U.N.
Look at when Morocco, now a strategic military and counterterrorism ally of the U.S., annexed the Western Sahara in 1976, sparking the Western Sahara War that lasted nearly 16 years. The Western Sahara remains under Morocco's occupation to this day and in 2020 then-President Donald Trump formallyof the territory, a move that has not been recognized by the United Nations or the European Union.
The U.S., under the Trump administration, recognized Israel’s claim over the Golan Heights. The Biden administration has not reversed that recognition, and shows little indication it will do so. Then there's Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem in the Palestinian territories and the Golan Heights in Syria during the Six-Day War of 1967. Again, both are still under Israeli occupation today and Israel’s annexation of both territories is widely condemned and not recognized by the international community. The U.S., under the Trump administration, recognized Israel’s claim over the Golan Heights.
As Putin attempts to forge ahead with its annexation of Ukrainian territories, condemning the actions of an enemy is generally not that difficult. But if we’re going to have a leg to stand on, the same principal need apply to everyone, even when the U.S. doesn’t have something to gain.
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