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Willravel · 02-08-2008, 10:45 PM

The Security Council said no, therefore 678 cannot be used to legally excuse the invasion. The invasion was a breach of Article 51 of the UN Charter, which is a valid US treaty and as such is US law. Under the UN Charter, there are only two circumstances in which the use of force is allowed:
1) in self-defense against an actual or imminent armed attack
2) and when the security council has authorized use of force
Neither of these situations existed in 2002 or 2003.

The reality is that the UN can't do shit when it comes to a member of the security council so all they could do was say "Don't say we didn't warn you, you idiots" and watch the whole thing go to hell in a hand basket.

02-08-2008, 10:45 PM	#27 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	The Security Council said no, therefore 678 cannot be used to legally excuse the invasion. The invasion was a breach of Article 51 of the UN Charter, which is a valid US treaty and as such is US law. Under the UN Charter, there are only two circumstances in which the use of force is allowed: 1) in self-defense against an actual or imminent armed attack 2) and when the security council has authorized use of force Neither of these situations existed in 2002 or 2003. The reality is that the UN can't do shit when it comes to a member of the security council so all they could do was say "Don't say we didn't warn you, you idiots" and watch the whole thing go to hell in a hand basket.