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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear
so you think usa would allow north korea to send commando's onto american ships in international waters to "inspect" the ship.
get real 
Do you think israel would allow armed palestinians to inspect their ships ? syrians ? thats what i thought, what you meant to say was "if you are jewish" its ok , " if you are muslim" it's not ok.
and by "inspect" do you mean attack and murder civilians carrying aid or actually inspect like in the dictionary ? |
It's an inspection. And yes, if an American ship was in North Korean waters, they legally have the option to stop and inspect it. However, in the real world, generally speaking such actions are only taken when there is reason to believe there is some illegal action. In the case of an American ship in North Korean waters, chances are it's going to North Korean to bring it grain (because they can't feed themselves) and in fact will be inspected in port.
Same thing if it's an Israeli ship in Syrian waters. It's international law. The catch here is that if it's an Israeli ship in Syrian waters, it's either going to Syria and will be inspected or it's just passing by and Syria could care less about it.