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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: frankw1900 who wrote (57688)11/18/2002 8:46:58 AM
From: zonder  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
Re We disagree clearly on what are sufficient grounds for attacking a country.

Obviously.

Attacking another soverign country just because their way of life is not ideal according to your country's prevailing way of life goes well beyond the justified use of force specified in Article 51 of the U.S. Charter, which says a country facing armed attack, such as Kuwait in 1990, is entitled to fight in self-defense, and that other countries may assist due to the "collective self-defense" clause. But barring this scenario, legal use of military force is vested only in the U.N. Security Council, which may take action to maintain or restore international peace and security. Otherwise, the use of military force is prohibited under international law.

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The US must not be allowed to push ahead regardless towards a war which is possibly illegal -- there are no grounds for attacking Iraq -- and most definitely unpopular.

It was one thing to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our closest ally when the heavens seemed to be falling in the aftermath of September 11, but it is quite another to join an unprovoked attack against another country, however despicable its government might be and whatever the risk it poses to regional stability.
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