How so? This was much more common in the past. It’s become much less of the norm since we have international instituations like the UN.

So it’s not the norm, it is becoming the norm. you answered it yourself.

right, but this isn’t [email protected]. And I don’t think it’s onion-y.

My comment is not the post, the post is onion-y

They are funded by and acting in the interest of Iran. But it wouldn’t really change anything if they were local. It still means the government is only partially in control of the country.

This makes no sense.