… by horrific events and therefore lash out and may not be, you know, restrained in acting the way that they should. That's part of why we constructed this whole system. To move away from norms and laws in the international system will only benefit the worst actors in the international system, whether they are heads of state or criminal cartels or whoever. So I really believe it's a mistake for the United States not to be upholding all those rules. Does that mean we're always going to follow them perfectly? (19:40–19:57)
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Asserts that abandoning international norms and laws benefits bad actors like rogue states and criminal organizations.
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