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To: GST who wrote (110640)	8/8/2003 8:20:23 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

But last time I checked, obeying the law was still considered the best choice available to most people in the United States Inside the US, there is such a thing as "the law". Inside other countries, there are other versions of "the law". In the international arena, there is no such thing as "the law", just a bunch of treaties and conventions covering certain behavior, signed by some countries and not others. There is no world government declaring "international law" and no world police to enforce "international law". It's a wish, a fantasy.

To: GST who wrote (110640)	8/8/2003 8:51:38 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

the US can invade any country it wants to any time it wants to and does not need a reason and is not accountable to anyone. Laws are passed by Congress.. Bush sought, AND OBTAINED, an authorization to use force in Iraq from Congress... So show me where Bush is not "obeying the law" with regard to military action in Iraq? I guess the law you prefer is that of the UN, a body which includes many members who are utterly unwilling to enforce UN sanctions. Hawk