Ravenwood - 09/21/04 01:00 PM
"In hindsight, was it a mistake for the U.S. to invade Iraq without the backing of the U.N. Security Council?" -- CNN Poll Question, September 21, 2004.
"[The United Nations Security Council] Decides that Iraq has been and remains in material breach of its obligations under relevant resolutions... ...Recalls, in that context, that the Council has repeatedly warned Iraq that it will face serious consequences as a result of its continued violations of its obligations." -- U.N. Security Council Resolution 1441, November 8, 2002.
Those of us without amnesia will recall that Resolution 1441 was passed unanimously, with a vote of 15-0, and authorized the use of force to enforce 12 years of prior resolutions.
I am amazed at the percentages. The fact is, Saddam (that wonderful scamp) would still be in power and France and Germany would still be making megabucks from the suffering of the Iraqis if we subjected ourselves to French approval. We had all the authority we needed already and France would not approve of anything that cut into its bribe-taking and illegal trade in weapons.
Posted by: mikem at September 21, 2004 10:29 PM(c) Ravenwood and Associates, 1990 - 2014
