Our first object is... the obtaining of sovereignty, assured by international law, over a portion of the globe sufficiently large to satisfy our just requirements.

Let sovereignty be granted us over a portion of the earth's surface large enough to satisfy our rightful requirements as a nation. The rest we shall manage for ourselves.

Governments are mandated by international law to protect people from genocide.

Pre-emptive war might fall within the framework of international law.

I do think that Magna Carta and international law are worth paying some attention to.

First, we could have defied both of them and could have gone to war against both of these nations for this violation of international law and interference with our neutral rights.