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To: Brumar89 who wrote (17426)6/1/2005 7:00:49 AM
From: jttmab  Read Replies (3) of 20773
 
The UN did not authorize the war. Your opinion is that it is therefore illegal. However, our Congress overwhelmingly approved the war - including the vast majority of Democratic Congressmen. We are a sovereign nation and don't need the UN's permission.

Being sovereign has little to do with whether going to war is legal or illegal under international law.

Perhaps you recall that the United States signed the UN Charter. [Rumour has it that we might have had something to do with drafting it.] It's supposed to mean something when the United States signs something; perhaps you disagree. But there are several sections in the UN Charter that apply to waging a legal war. See the UN Charter, beginning with Article 2(4); then there are the exceptions, Article 51, and finally Chapter VII. Chapter VII provides for the Security Council to authorize military action.

That's the basis for international law and the legality of war. If you happen to hold the position that the signature of the US to the UN Charter doesn't mean squat, then you have an argument that the US conducts legal wars when Congress approves them. And if no sovereign country is legally bound by their approval of the UN Charter, then there are no illegal wars. Hope you're pleased that there are no longer any illegal wars.

I would advise you to google up a link to UN Charter and read it.

jttmab
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