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Title: wrongful invasion?
Post by: hawk220 on June 07, 2003, 12:34:36 PM

So what if Saddam Hussein filed legal proceedings against the US for wrongful invasion with the UN? Would we have a defense?


skip the knee-jerk reactions..think about if for a second.

Title: Re: wrongful invasion?
Post by: NUKE on June 07, 2003, 12:43:00 PM

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Originally posted by hawk220
So what if Saddam Hussein filed legal proceedings against the US for wrongful invasion with the UN? Would we have a defense?


skip the knee-jerk reactions..think about if for a second.

He wouldn't have a case. He never complied with the original cease-fire agreements from the first gulf war, which began after he "wrongfully" invaded Kuwait

Title: wrongful invasion?
Post by: Mini D on June 07, 2003, 12:50:52 PM

Wow... its not like this has been discussed before.

Skip the kneejerk reactions?  You just asked a kneejerk reaction magnet of a question there.

MiniD

Title: wrongful invasion?
Post by: Nash on June 07, 2003, 01:26:26 PM

I'll play! :)

Grunhurz: "According to UN resolutions and the cese fire agreement military force was always an option in case of non compliance - we elected to exercise that option in march after 12 years of giving Saddam more and more chances to come clean."


crowMAW: "Yes, military action was a UN alternative to Saddam's noncompliance with UN resolutions. However, the UN did not sanction using that alternative. Therefore, the US did not act in accordance with the UN resolutions when we invaded, we specifically violated 1441, and that alone made it an illegal action in the world community."

Title: wrongful invasion?
Post by: hawk220 on June 07, 2003, 01:48:21 PM

hehe i suppse so mini

Title: wrongful invasion?
Post by: Fishu on June 07, 2003, 01:51:42 PM

When Iraq used gas in the Iraq - Iran war, Iran took it to UN and US used it's veto right to get Saddam out of the trouble.

Draw your own conclusions.

Title: wrongful invasion?
Post by: Swoop on June 07, 2003, 02:01:50 PM

Ok so who exactly (appart from Britain) would use it's veto to get the USA out of trouble......and considering public opinion of the UN in America right now......would the USA even care what some Frenchman in a suit in Brussels says anyway?

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Title: wrongful invasion?
Post by: NUKE on June 07, 2003, 02:19:01 PM

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Originally posted by Nash
I'll play! :)

Grunhurz: "According to UN resolutions and the cese fire agreement military force was always an option in case of non compliance - we elected to exercise that option in march after 12 years of giving Saddam more and more chances to come clean."


crowMAW: "Yes, military action was a UN alternative to Saddam's noncompliance with UN resolutions. However, the UN did not sanction using that alternative. Therefore, the US did not act in accordance with the UN resolutions when we invaded, we specifically violated 1441, and that alone made it an illegal action in the world community."

The cease fire was not complied with, anything goes after that.