Israel has the military power and US backing.
Yes, times have changed and the treaty has since been ratified (the U.S. backing out of it's signed in blood agreement).
Yet there we were, reminding everyone of the bad old days when any would-be right-wing dictator could count on U.S. backing.
Ethiopia wouldn't have invaded without US backing.
The total dependence on U.S. financial backing has been a serious political blunder of the anti-Sandinistra movement.
Russia, for example, would be very happy to have U.S. backing for its murderous war in Chechnya.
He would do well to pledge full U.S. backing for some specific projects: the reconstruction of devastated Bangladesh would be a good one.
It would damage U.S. backing in Europe and elsewhere and destroy some of the oil-producing capacity supposedly being kept available to the world.
In a 1964 military coup, General René Barrientos seized power with US backing.
Under the Pastrana administration, Plan Colombia was developed and implemented with U.S. backing.