to be honest, i don't know point still stands, involvement in a situation like invading another country should have a better footing than simply we're allies..
for example if the UK were to attack a random country which held no immediate threat, would the US go into military action with us without question? -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 12 March 2003 13:23 To: CF-Community Subject: Re: US/UK Iraq So did we break international law when we went into Kosovo? We didn't have a UN resolution then. > that must always depend on what they are asking, as it stands at the moment, > if they attack without the 2nd resolution its breaking international law. > Is it right for us to do so simply because we are too strong to be brought > to task? > > > >> 2) Because it's right to be involved. Whatever your view on war or not, > >> the mere presence of so much military hardware and peronnel in the > >> region HAS had the desired effect on Saddam, at least in part. > To a degree i agree with this, its like a big bluffing game at the moment, > its right to get rid of saddam. It cannot be right to kill civilians and > invade Iraq in order to do so. > > any arguments used in order to justify invading iraq morally, are more > justified in other countries. I.E go liberate the tibetans from the > chinese. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Smyth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12 March 2003 11:42 > To: CF-Community > Subject: US/UK Iraq > > > can someone enlighten me > > If the US can go alone on Iraq, how come we're (the UK) involved in the > first place? > > > > Kind Regards > Mark Smyth > > Internet Systems Developer > REDtechnology.com > +44 (01865) 880800 > www.REDtechnology.com > > Email Disclaimer: "This e-mail is for the use of the intended > recipient(s) only. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of > the author and do not necessarily represent those of REDtechnology.com > or any of it's Affiliates. If you are not the intended recipient, be > advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, > dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is > strictly prohibited. We have taken precautions to minimize the risk of > transmitting software viruses, but we advise you to carry out your own > virus checks on any attachment to this message. We cannot accept > liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses." > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
