VCheng
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Two points:
- US congressional resolutions have no legitimacy outside the US.
- "appropriate force", i.e. force conformant with the rules of engagement relevant under the circumstances. The above ruling does not give US marines the right to shoot 'em up in the middle of Karachi.
Based on that, the next step is to make a valid contention in a court of jurisdiction for redress, right - but only if these points can be proven to be correct, I would submit to you.
If what you say has been so clear in its egregious violation for the last decade or so, why has Pakistan not made that case? To suffer or acquiesce is silence is inexplicable for a nuclear-armed sovereign state, wouldn't you think?
Thus, either the AUMF applies globally, or if it does not, Pakistan's silence provides implicit acceptance of its application over its territory.
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BTW:
The Sphinx. One of the world's most respected superheroes, the Sphinx is "terribly mysterious", and purportedly has the power "to cut guns in half with his mind". He offers the rest of the team dubious or needlessly cryptic advice ("Until you learn to master your rage, your rage will become your master.") and forced antimetabole ("When you learn to balance a tack hammer on your head, you will head off your foes with a balanced attack."), which nonetheless proves useful in their training.