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Originally posted by benebob
There is nothing wrong with the Security Council. Did France or Russia or Germany (who even though they oppose the action have troops manning missle batteries in Kuwait and Turkey- actually more than Spain and Port combined) ever say that Iraq was under full compliance? NO THEY DID NOT, Did they every say that they would never support action against Iraq? NO THEY DID NOT.
The failure lies with the Bush admin. for failing to pass the 1st resolution giving a time table for when compliance was required. Without that foresight of course each country will decide on its own based on its populations will when there has been enough time passed. Does anyone honestly think that a Government official should publicly make derogatory comments about another government or its people? Does anyone honestly think that comments like this will help to bring a concensus on the UN Security Council?
By going through the UN Bush gave the organiziation and its structure legitimatacy. By then sideskirting the UN when he didn't get things his way when he wanted them he is by his own legal team on very "shakey" ground in terms of International Law. Now the real test for the UN is what the Hague is going to do in response.
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The United States (US) did go through the UN! The original UN Resolution was (761?) past right after the 1991 war and demanded "Immediate" disarmament. 11 years later, after Iraq did absolutely nothing to disarm, the UN past 1441.....again calling for "Immediate" disarmament....... 3 months (4?) past and nothing was resolved again...... were we going to wait for Saddam to die of old age and have his TWO son's (who by all accounts are as ruthless and despicable as the father) inherit the country, kill more Kurds... make more WMD's? Perhaps Start WWIII ? No, we reserved the right after the first war.. which never really ended... to go in and continue the disarmament of a despot.... Our Administration has exercised that duty... when the rest of the world abdicated their responsibility...
With these idiot demonstrators getting violent... I would bet that more people are hurt and killed by and because of the "peace niks" than will be killed by the war.... sad.. that's what is sad..