@Background Pony #3818 
The “Westphalian system” was older than the day it was established. We ran on that system since the middle ages. 
It’s only that the Westphalie’s Accords made all participants recognize each other and settle all borders conflicts for that time being. 
Also, making clear the basic rules of diplomacy and States’ rights.

@Background Pony #F2E7  
Ah. In that case, that makes sense, and I agree with you.

@Daring-Do  
Incursions into the middle east or unfriendly other powers (such as north korea for example) when you’ve been explicitly told STAY OUT do not end well if they’re explicitly against the ruling government’s orders.  
No matter how friendly your intentions are, its a slight to the government and a challenge of their sovereignty, which most governments take more seriously than the wellbeing of a few of their citizens.
 
For example, if you went into Iran and helped some of its people and left, the government would most likely threaten said villagers with absurdly horrible punishments unless they agreed 100% to say that the “invasion” was a malicious one or whatever else the government told them too.

@Background Pony #F2E7 
What the heck kind of country do you live in

@Background Pony #F2E7
 
no no, in real life the pegasi would swoop in, then blackmail the villagers into swearing fealty to equestria or they’ll let the storm murder them. then they’ll imprison the villagers, brainwashing them so they can be used as inside agents to try to destabilize the gryphon government.
 
then history classes will teach us “see why we should let the foreign babies die? the entire and only problem was in crossing over that imaginary line, which can never be justified!”

>in real life, the government would imprison the saved villagers, declare war on the ponies, and spread propoganda about the evils of the people who tried to rescue the villagers. 
>also, said villagers would probably only be released after being brainwashed so thouroughly that they honestly believed (just to get the beatings to stop) that the pegasi were evil

@Background Pony #3818
 

That moment the MLP comics start teaching the failings of the Westphalian system.

Captain Ironhead does say in another panel how more griffons will get hurt if they start a war by crossing the border. So he has some kind of pragmatic rationale, at least.

And then Flash Magnus knocked out his superior and did the right thing.

@Starswirl 
Except they can’t call failure to render assistance if they forbid them to come in the first place. 
And indeed, the pegasus took the right decision by violating the “aerial border”.

@ShimmeringGloriously  
Yes, it can be considered that. Failure to render assistance is also thing, however.
 
Also, well, Friendship is Magic and all that.

@Starswirl 
That’s a thing called border. 
If someone claim a territory/airzone and forbid you to enter, you don’t enter. 
Doing it can be considered an aggression.

@Antonyourknee 
And more armor.

I see this is one of those armies where the guy with the fancier hat is in charge.

Yes. Yes, you do. If you ever want to look in a mirror again without feeling revulsion and shame, you will.