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To: GST who wrote (112756)	8/25/2003 8:02:22 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Well, your prior claim that the US/British occupation of Iraq and the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait are equivalent fell flat when I quoted the early UN resolutions on the Iraqi invasion and contrasted them to 1483. So now you're falling back on the claim that Saddam was for A TIME in the same legal and moral position the US is in now. It so happens the invasion of Kuwait and the first UNSC resolution demanding Iraq withdraw immediately from Kuwait both are dated to August 2. That's right. The UN condemned Saddam's invasion the same day and demanded he withdraw immediately. So I guess now you'll be reduced to claiming the US and Iraq positions were the same for a few hours. The embargo of Iraq and occupied Kuwait didn't get enacted till August 6. Though it probably would have been sooner but for the weekend (August 4 & 5). I'm assuming the UN doesn't work on the weekend. In fact, I'd suspect they do little on Fridays either - you might know more than me there due to the background you brag so much about.