2007-01-12 05:02:40 · 17 answers · asked by tardis1977 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Embassies & Consulates
Yes, an embassy is technically sovereign land. So, our embassy in Iran was actually America.
2007-01-12 05:06:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can argue whether or not an embassy bombing is an act of war, but in that argument you cannot say that the embassy and its grounds are "sovereign soil" of the country the embassy represents: they are not.
No, they really aren't. That is an extremely common misperception. The grounds and building are simply protected by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
And shooting an RPG at the embassy is Athens is NOT the same as shooting one at Santa Barbara's city hall. To begin with, I don't work at the city hall....
2007-01-12 13:34:37 · answer #2 · answered by dognhorsemom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bombing of an embassy is just as much of an act of war as actually attacking a country.
2007-01-12 19:50:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
An embassy is the representative of the entire country in the host country. In fact, inside the building is considered a foreign country in the host country. Hence, attacking the building is equal to attacking the country of that embassy!
2007-01-14 11:46:01 · answer #4 · answered by Ebby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
But embassys are not usually bombed by sovereign nations
2007-01-12 13:10:32 · answer #5 · answered by breastfed43 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That happened in my country, Indonesia, before. A terrorist organization called Jemaah Islamiyah bombed the Australian embassy in jakarta.
I guess you can say the terorrists wanted to decalre war on Australia.
DAMn you terrorists!!!
2007-01-12 13:07:38 · answer #6 · answered by "I Want to Know Your Answer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Technically speaking, however it really depends on how and who attacks it. Today's attack was done by some leftist terrorist. As bad as it was, it could have been worse.
Carter did nothing when the Embassy in Iran was taken hostage. He showed just how weak he and America was at the time.
It would be interesting to consider where the world would be, today, had we acted and attacked Iran in 1979.
2007-01-12 13:12:35 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
An embassy is considered the territory of the nation that it represents. So an attack on an embassy is regarded as if you attacked that particular nations homeland.
2007-01-12 13:08:35 · answer #8 · answered by comtnman2003 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes. It is US soil and is the same as marching troops onto the beach in Southern California or bombing Pearl Harbor or 9/11.
2007-01-12 13:13:44 · answer #9 · answered by ima_averagejoe 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it is. The land that the embassy occupies is considered the territory of the nation that occupies it.
2007-01-13 03:22:45 · answer #10 · answered by Eddie G 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋