https://books.google.ca/books?id=31A3GW76zKIC&pg=PA87&lpg=PA87&dq=Chretian%3A+%22I+have+to+tell+you+something.+I+don%27t+want+to+get+too+close+to+you.%22+He+looked+startled.+I+imagine+it+was+a+rare+thing+for+a+U.S.+Commander-in-chief+to+hear.&ots=6qWnsBOlr_&sig=ACfU3U0lXcxu5126--EkRQvKI95mBylLMw&hl=en#v=onepage&q=Chretian%3A+%22I+have+to+tell+you+something.+I+don%27t+want+to+get+too+close+to+you.%22+He+looked+startled.+I+imagine+it+was+a+rare+thing+for+a+U.S.+Commander-in-chief+to+hear.&f=false
I feel like this is a lot less compelling than it was 30 years ago now that it is extremely clear that international law doesn't mean anything
That's true the whole rules based world order narrative is basically dead now.