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Originally Posted by reconmike
Will, I wonder why the Frogs, Germans, and the Russians voted no.
Could it have been because they honestly were looking for a diplomatic solution? Or did they have alterior motives?
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What a magnificent strawman! Who the hell cares why they voted the way they did? The point is that they did. The vote in the UN meant that the "Eighteenth Resolution" was not endorsed by the UN. The plan that the US, UK, and Spain (cha cha cha!) used in Iraqi Freedom was voted down in the UN. They said no. Why? Well maybe they were psychic and saw a clear path to the clusterfuck that is Iraq today. Maybe they all voted C because they didn't study. It doesn't matter. The point is that they voted for some reason and the resolution didn't pass. The resolution didn't pass, and we did it anyway. We invaded a country that wasn't a direct threat to us and in doing so we broke a treaty signed in good faith: the UN Charter.
Tell you what, find an article that shows that bypassing the UN and invading Iraq didn't break the UN Charter.