american policymakers, setting themselves up as guardians of the world system, are more inclined than ever to simply disregard international laws and conventions if they get in the way of unrivaled military supremacy. every instance of u.s. armed intervention during the 1980s and 1990s represents a flagrant violation of regional treaties and laws, not to mention the un charter itself, which explicitly prohibits military attacks against sovereign nations - for example, grenada, nicaragua, haiti, panama, serbia, and iraq. in any event, the u.s. has consistently shown its contempt for international bodies, agreements, and procedures that might conflict with its hegemonic aspirations.
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