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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
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To: Elroy who wrote (54959)2/8/2007 10:12:42 AM
From: Oeconomicus  Read Replies (1) of 90947
 
"So although the invasion of Iraq is within the bounds of US law, it is against so called international law and violates the UN charter which the US signed."

First, the idea that there is some body of "international law" to which the US government is bound is a fiction. Second, while it is (weakly) arguable that the US action in Iraq goes against the spirit of the rather general set of "principles" in Article 2 - e.g. that members should resolve their disputes by peaceful means - I believe it is wrong to argue that it "violates the charter." But maybe I missed something - here's the charter: un.org
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