The Chinese Have Been Watching Top Gun

[anonymous-user]

Americans complain of unsafe manoeuvres by Chinese fighter plane in close proximity to one of their aircraft in international airspace.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-28905504
So he performed a barrel roll to show them his weapons, perhaps he was just being a cowboy!
Team China - Fuk Yeah!

[anonymous-user]

Yu can be Mai Win Ma!

[anonymous-user]

The US jockey is just bhing because the fly-by made him spill his beer.

[anonymous-user]

Top anorak SKILLZ, chap!

[anonymous-user]

Beats flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog st out of Hong Kong

[anonymous-user]

Rovinghawk said:

Jimbeaux said:

How about this instance, any word?

Admiral Kirby said the actions "violated customary international law".

What exactly is "customary law"?

Methinks he's talking bks.

There are two main bases for international law. The first is the custom of nations that has evolved over time, and the second is international conventions and treaties, some of which codify customary rules. The situation is analogous with English common law, which started out as what was customary, and statute law, which sometimes codifies common law (common law also refers to the system of developing the law by reference to decisions, including decisions interpeting statutes).

[anonymous-user]

PS: Customary international law is recognised by the UN and by international courts, and is a subject taught at most university law schools. Customs evolve, and customary law can grow out of a convention. For example, the principles set out in the Geneva Conventions relating to war, prisoners, and so on have come to be seen as customary law that binds states not party to the Conventions.

Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 24th August 07:40

[anonymous-user]

That is relevant to this thread, er, how?

[anonymous-user]

Rovinghawk said:

Americans protesting about military forces being overly aggressive and breaking laws. They complain about the splinter in others' eyes whilst ignoring the trunk in their own.

Whataboutism has always struck me a not very effective rhetorical device, although it's very popular on PH.

[anonymous-user]

Jimbeaux said:

Rovinghawk said:

Americans protesting about military forces being overly aggressive and breaking laws. They complain about the splinter in others' eyes whilst ignoring the trunk in their own.

When we pull a dangerous aircraft stunt on someone in international airspace, come tell me.

Would shooting down an airliner in Iranian airspace killing 290 civilians strike you as mildly dangerous?

EDIT: Countdown beat me to it, but just in case anyone doesn't know what the Iran Air incident was, it was as mentioned above.

[anonymous-user]

Jimbeaux appears at present to have ducked the question about Iran Air 665.