the world is a pretty unfair place

Asked about his willingness to recognize the Indonesian conquest and to rob the sole resource of the conqured territory, which had been subjected to near-genocidal slaughter by the Indonesian invader with the strong supoort of Australia (along with the United States and UK, and some others), Evans explained that "there is no binding legal obligation not to recognise the acquisition of territory that was acquiered by force," adding that "the world is a pretty unfair place, littered with example of acquisition by force."
(Hopes and Prospects by Noam Chomsky)