Originally posted by Crumpp
Please point out where it says Member States cannot act unilaterally to defend themselves?
Crumpp
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.
2. All Members, in order to ensure to a of them the rights and benefits resulting from membership, shall fulfil in good faith the obligations assumed by them in accordance with the present Charter.
3. All Members shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered.
4. All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.
5. All Members shall give the United Nations every assistance in any action it takes in accordance with the present Charter, and shall refrain from giving assistance to any state against which the United Nations is taking preventive or enforcement action.
6. The Organization shall ensure that states which are not Members of the United Nations act in accordance with these Principles so far as may be necessary for the maintenance of international peace and security.
7. Nothing contained in the present Charter shall authorize the United Nations to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state or shall require the Members to submit such matters to settlement under the present Charter; but this principle shall not prejudice the application of enforcement measures under Chapter VII.
Did Iraq declear war on USA, prior to the invasion? Selfdefence? I see, Iraqs Invasionfleet and bombers had attacked USA or had made threats to do so?
First thay have a hughe war with their neighbour, Iran, wich lasts to 1988, then theres the first Iraq war, then the sanctions after that.
To invade a country that cant possibly be expected to really make any resistance, is just like kicking a man that is already are laying on the ground. No matter what they say. Surely, your incompetent intellegence service didīnt know that.
Do you understand what a big *** Colin Powell made of himself, telling the UN, infront of the whole world lies, to justify this planed agression?
I dont give **** for liers. And that goverment is still in the rule of your country? They freaking lied to the whole world, do you think they would ever tell you the truth, the only ones that could remove them from power?
Oh, I forgot to to mention about 2/3 of the worlds oilreserve is within Iraq borders.