Ignoring the UN is a 'crime'. But everyone does it so ... well its an excuse
for war if you need one.
The only other *international* crime on the list is
> -naked aggression against your neighbors, ie Iran, Kuwait, and Israel;
"Unfortunately" the Iraqi regime is not *currently* committing this crime, so
it is difficult to invade for this reason.
These are excuses, not *reasons* to invade Iraq.
What is a good reason for the US to invade Iraq.
At a higher level of justification what is one *good* reason for Canada or
France to help invade Iraq?
On Friday 20 September 2002 04:05 pm, John D. Giorgis wrote:
> At 09:23 PM 9/19/2002 -0700 Doug wrote:
> >Could someone point me in the direction of an article that details how
> >Hussein is presently pursuing a policy of genocide similar to that
> >pursued by Milosevic?
>
> Actually, Milosevic never pursued a policy of genocide.
>
> What Milosevic practiced was "ethnic cleansing", an abhorrent practice to
> be sure, but certainly not genocide.
>
> The question is, do you consider:
> -naked aggression against your neighbors, ie Iran, Kuwait, and Israel;
> -violation of numerous UN resolutions to resolve the conflicts that arose
> from said aggression;
> -systematic violation of human rights, including freedom of speech,
> expression, association, and the press, as well as practicing intimidation,
> torture, and arbitrary murder;
> -the pillaging of his own country's resources for personal gain while
> leaving the overwhelming bulk of his population in dire poverty;
> -demonstrated past use of chemical weapons against both his neighbors and
> his own people;
> -demonstrated ownership of biological and chemical weapons which have
> never been accounted for;
> -demonstrated nuclear weapons program, which has never been fully
> accounted for;
> -and finally, a systematic history of making agreements with the UN, and
> subsequently violating them
>
> to be a set of charges that is roughly on par with Milosevic's violation of
> human rights and ethnic cleansing?
>
> Indeed, The Economist points out this very valid point: "Saddam Hussein has
> killed far more of his own people and his neighbours than Mr Milosevic ever
> did; and
> he has sent his armies and his rockets well beyond Iraq's borders."
>
> And more importantly:
> "To those who, when told
> that Iraq is a mortal threat to the peace of the world, say �prove it�, the
> only sane reply is: what more proof could anyone need?"
>
> JDG
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