Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 12:53:54 -0800 (PST)
From: Maldoror <insektus-AT-yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Iraq war pool


--- Joshua Houk <jlhouk-AT-attbi.com> wrote:
> Call me the eternal optimist, but Ill say that there
> won't be a war. The 
> UN's not on board (and Germany has a rotating
> security council seat for the 
> next two years), and neither is Turkey nor Jordan as
> of yet - both critical 
> states for an invasion. Unless the inspection team
> finds something big in 
> the next month or two, I don't think it's gonna
> happen.
> 

did the UN approve of the US invasions and supported
coups in Nicaragua (who later brought the US to the
world court due to the US genocide), guatemala,
grenada, east timor, cambodia, et al.? no, not really.
the US has blatantly violated UN charters throughout
history and remains a member of the UN when the UN
charter states that any country that launches war
against another that is not in self defense (vietnam
or iraq come to mind? how was the US threatened again?
oh yeah, foreign investment. i forgot.) gives up its
rights in the UN. the US is a rogue state of a type
that is unchallenged in its dominating military
superiority. the US will do whatever the hell it wants
because who's going to challenge them and get away
with it? 

that authority was challenged on sept 11, 2001 and
afghanistan was decimated because of it. unfortunately
the US will only expand its global might and no one
will stop them, least of all the UN. you can only be
reprimanded by power if you let yourself be and if
there's no belief in a UN then the UN has no power. 

unfortunate as it may be bush is the most powerful
person in the world with the biggest military to back
him up. he'll do whatever he wants to. if he wants to
attack iraq he will do so. (though airstrikes never
really stopped).

gr3g 




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'if you believe in nothing, you'll never be disappointed.'   
-anonymous 


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