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Pastimes : Neocon's Seminar Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (716)	4/30/2003 2:36:48 PM
From: one_less	Respond to of 1112

I am pushing to return the discussion in the direction of original thread design. How, or who judges the invasion of Kuwait is more of a practical matter that looks different depending on the political perspective of the analyst. However, I’ll give it a shot. If you accept Neocon’s premise: “but the sources of tension must be commensurate with the remedy........." Then you might agree that a crisis was approaching between the two political entities. The complaint by Iraq had to do with Kuwait taking oil that was under dispute. There were other complicating factors. The attack on Kuwait was not just an attempt to resolve the dispute by taking control of the oil, it was an invasion. The result of which would be an annexation of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein. Maintaining the autonomy of Kuwait was in the economic interests of the USA and most of the world. Should Iraq be able to use force to resolve a dispute over oil that it claims is property? According to Neocon: ”One has to show that there has been exacerbation of the tension, and that efforts to ameliorate matters have been unsuccessful, in the long run.” I think one also has to show that not only have efforts been unsuccessful, but that known alternatives have been exhausted, so that; there is no other way to deal with the breaking point of the tension involved. In any event the method and outcome of the resolution must be in accord with the specific dispute it was designed to remedy.