Bluntj:
But who says our principles are better than theirs? People with our principles are far outweighed by principles we dont agree with...eg China, Gulf etcetc
Our general principles of 'don't hurt or kill people' are better than theirs, yes. But we have gone along with the US and the UK whose practical adherence to those principles has been questionable at best for too long. You can argue that we are too small to not pick a side, but then again they aren't principles if you drop them because they're inconvenient.