Letter to the Editor: Clear breach of international law

DEAR News Of The Area,

DESPITE what we might think of the oppressive regime in Iran, the US and Israel have been in breach of international law in the war they are conducting against that country.

There was no imminent threat to the US and Israel as the Omani mediator of talks between the US and Iran had indicated that Iran had offered major concessions in its nuclear program and was nowhere near developing a nuclear weapon.

If Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a clear breach of international law, so too is America and Israel’s attack on Iran.

The human suffering and destruction of infrastructure in many countries in the middle east is distressing and unacceptable and the impacts on many other countries including Australia, through the surge in oil and gas prices, will affect so many people already impacted by the cost of living.

And if the war continues many businesses could be adversely affected and we may go into a recession.

It is yet another example of Trump’s pursuit of his new doctrine – that might is right and another repudiation of the concept of a rules-based order which had attempted to stop war between nations.

It does not serve the interests of Australia, nor most other nations. Australia’s attempt to play both sides of the fence is not from knowledge of right or wrong.

It is from cowardice, tinged with a sense of impotence, a fear of being shouted at, of being bullied and left alone to face its enemies.

Our leaders are not worthy of their followers.

Shame on both Labor and the LNP.

Meanwhile the earth is entering a phase of no return due to the impacts of global warming. Where is the international leadership on this, the most pressing issue facing humankind?
Regards,

Les MITCHELL,
Port Macquarie.