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Originally posted by happyraul
[B]I agree with you, people have different morals, but do you honestly believe that our actions aren't creating hostility towards us? I mean we blew off the UN, so that right there just makes us plain bullies.
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We didn't blow off shit. You have the gutless cowards like the French that weren't willing to walk the walk when it came down to crunch time. What good is the U.N. when all it does is negatively reinforce brutal despots like Saddam? Saddam here are resolution, you better abide by them or else... well as we all know the only reason action gotten taken in 98' was because the bastard got caught red handed in a lie and Clinton had the stones to call him on it. Same dance in 03' only again we were the only ones with the resolve to walk the walk. I don't see how that makes us bullies, it just makes the U.N. a bunch of self serving cowards.
I don't see how we violated international law. There were resolutions in place that warranted punishment if Saddam didn't abide... 16 resolutions over the course of 12 years were willingly and knowingly disobeyed. He spat in the face of international law, he called the U.N.'s bluff and the U.N. folded.