If ‘Trump’s Court’ Summons You – OpEd |
By Ghassan Charbel
If “Trump’s court” summons you, then treat the issue with the seriousness it deserves. This applies whether you are a president accused of sponsoring terrorism or of running a drug empire. It also applies if you are the leader of a faction assigned to harass the “Great Satan,” its embassies and its interests.
Take it seriously. The era of balance is over. The Soviet Union lies in its grave. Safe havens have evaporated. The hunted no longer enjoy such immunity. Space itself is an American playground. An American aircraft knows whether you shaved your beard today or not. An American drone can pay you a visit wherever you are hiding — be it a hotel, a cave or an anonymous room in a crowded city. The owner of the court does not need to dispatch Delta Force to finish you off or drag you away in handcuffs. He can shackle your country with sanctions and drive your national currency into the ground and irrelevance.
I assume you are wise enough not to bet on international law, the sanctity of national sovereignty and the UN secretary-general and his tears. You should also understand that the current owner of the court is unlike his predecessors. He is not Bill Clinton. He is not Barack Obama, who drew a red line for Bashar Assad and then avoided imposing decisive punishment. And he is certainly not Joe Biden, whose body has no room left for arrows in his back.
It would serve you well to pause over the new US national security strategy and the updated Monroe........