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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Elroy who wrote (54959)	2/8/2007 10:12:42 AM
From: Oeconomicus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

"So although the invasion of Iraq is within the bounds of US law, it is against so called international law and violates the UN charter which the US signed." First, the idea that there is some body of "international law" to which the US government is bound is a fiction. Second, while it is (weakly) arguable that the US action in Iraq goes against the spirit of the rather general set of "principles" in Article 2 - e.g. that members should resolve their disputes by peaceful means - I believe it is wrong to argue that it "violates the charter." But maybe I missed something - here's the charter: un.org

To: Elroy who wrote (54959)	2/9/2007 3:01:58 PM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 90947

Although Oeconomicus more than adequately refuted your reality defying POV, I thought it would also help you to learn that UN Resolution 687 was the Gulf War Cease Fire Agreement. The Cease Fire Agreement demanded Saddam's compliance to be unconditional. Saddam signed it. It clearly spelled out everything Iraq was required to do to comply with the Cease Fire Agreement. Saddam was egregiously in violation of the Cease Fire Agreement. There is absolutely no disagreement about that fact. That meant a resumption of hostilities was a completely legitimate option to force Saddam back into compliance. Every UN Resolution passed after the Gulf War incorporated #687 into it. And when the US went back to the UN to force compliance & got unanimous approval of UN Resolution 1441, the Cease fire Agreement (#687) was incorporated into that resolution as well. #687 daccessdds.un.org #1441 un.int