Originally posted by NUKE
The UN didnt negotiate the cease fire in the first place...it was completely unauthorized by the UN.....
Yes it was.
"3. Further demands that Iraq:
(a) Cease hostile or provocative actions by its forces against all Member States including missile attacks and flights of combat aircraft;
(b) Designate military commanders to meet with counterparts from the forces of Kuwait and the Member States cooperating with Kuwait pursuant to resolution 678 (1990) to arrange for the military aspects of a cessation of hostilities at the earliest possible time; "
During the Gulf War the US was acting as an agent for the Security Council. The US was instrumental in the war and the cease fire negotiatoins but it was acting under the auspices of the UN.
Portions of 1441 only reaffirm portions of the UN charter ( as every UN resolution does) , so to say the US is in violation of 1441 is pointless if you only base your point/argument on the UN charter.
Just because it is a redundancy doesn't make it any less valid.
If the UN charter is static and states that " the UN will respect the sovereingty of nations", then any UN resolution that authorizes force would be against it's own charter by your logic.
It says,
Article 2
The Organization and its Members, in pursuit of the Purposes stated in Article 1, shall act in accordance with the following Principles.
1. The Organization is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members.
No one nation state is more or less sovereign than the other. No nation state can declare a war of agression against another, for example.
Only the security council can do that.
I would probably be easier if you just read the Charter. It's all done in very plain english.
