Reply #16: The UN Charter? [View All]

Which states that no nation may unilaterally attack another nation? That is why we went to war in Gulf War I, correct? If it was wrong for Saddam to do it, why is it correct for us to do it? As for "continuing hostilities", what nation divided Iraq into thirds with no-fly zones over the northern third and southern parts of the country? What nation imposed sanctions that created hardships and starved many Iraqis for 10 years? As for not "complying" with UN sanctions, the UN did have inspectors in that country for many years after Gulf War I and destroyed many, many weapons. In fact, they destroyed many more than our military occupation has done. It was an illegal invasion by all world standards. There was no threat of an "imminent" attack. Our leaders lied about WMDs, etc. What more reasons do you need before you can say it was "illegal"?