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To: Sully- who wrote (152720)	11/27/2004 9:55:52 AM
From: Michael Watkins	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

UN Resolution 1441 was approved with a unanimous vote of the UN Security Council. ....Recalls, in that context, that the Council has repeatedly warned Iraq that it will face serious consequences as a result of its continued violations of its obligations.... Yes, absolutely right. Res 1441 and all prior resolutions AND the events of the day only serve to back me up. You will also recall that the US was pressing to include - but was denied - a clause that would automatically escalate the situation to conflict. The Security Council in its wisdom would not vote for this and Bush / Powell stopped pressing the case, knowing they would lose. "Serious consequences" were not defined by the Security Council nor were they agreed upon. The Security Council did not come to the conclusion that a) Iraq was in breach, and, b) Iraq should be punished, and, c) The punishment should be a US led invasion. No, quite the contrary, the UN called for more time. The UN said the process was working, albeit with a few bumps along the way. The weapons and nuclear inspectors of UNMOVIC and IAEA called for more time. Bottom line: The UN did not approve the action; the UN did not dissolve the ceasefire agreement; and the events of the day did not provide the US nor any nation with the right to go to war on Iraq. The US unilaterally decided to go to war with Iraq AGAINST the will of the Security Council. Your specious argument that the resolution passed by the Security Council some how justifies Bush going to war simply doesn't hold water because the Security Council, if Bush had been Brave Enough to ask, would have denied him permission.