So the US cannot “liberate” anyone legitimately unless the holy UN declares it as such? I have alot of respect for the UN for what it can be. But this almost dogma about the UN is getting on my nerves.
The UN is not a friggin morality body. It is a political body that fucks up more than it does good. The UN did not “authorize” action in Rwanda, I guess any attempt at liberating the Tutsis back then would not have been well grounded because of the ass picking done by the members.
It is legitimate to call it a liberation. Just as legitimate as calling it a disarmament. Because those are both goals.