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To: stockman_scott who wrote (46277)9/22/2002 9:30:19 PM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
If the United States attacks Iraq without authorization by the United Nations Security Council, will we violate international law? Will our commander in chief commit an international crime? Does it matter?

Oh boy, just what we need, another editorial assuming a world government into existence, and giving it into the capable hands of the UN Security Council (heavy sarcasm).



To: stockman_scott who wrote (46277)9/22/2002 10:37:59 PM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Josh Chafetz points out that the President's duty as Commander in Chief to "provide for the common defense" Constitutionally trumps any treaty obligations of the US

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