Did I get that?
Dana
>The U.N. has no regulatory control over the United States.
>
>We are a sovereign nation.
>
>Hence not illegal.
>
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>Timothy Heald
>Web Portfolio Manager
>Overseas Security Advisory Council
>U.S. Department of State
>571.345.2319
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 10:56 AM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Re: Bush gives the finger to the world again
>
>
>The UN resolution basically said that if Iraq didn't cooperate with
>dismantelling their WMD that we could attack. However, Iraq couldn't
>dismantel what they didn't have. So we trumped up evidence to show that they
>did. Hence the illegal.
>
>-Kevin
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Heald, Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 9:42 AM
>Subject: RE: Bush gives the finger to the world again
>
>> Tell me again how the war was illegal?
>>
>> The United Nations holds no mandate over our actions. We are still a
>> sovereign nation capable of acting unilaterally.
>>
>> You might not have thought it was a good idea, but that doesn't make it
>> illegal. Now I would be forced to agree that it was unconstitutional
>(read
>> illegal) as war was never formally declared, but for some reason we no
>> longer feel bound by the constitution in this country. As most mainstream
>> people, both left and right, believe that the constitution is a living,
>> interpreted document, you shouldn't complain about that too loudly. If we
>> want to strictly follow one section of the constitution, than all need be
>> applied equally (Firearms laws, private property, gov't only getting
>> involved in those things that are specifically mentioned in the
>> constitution).
>>
>> Additionally why should we support the economies of nations that in effect
>> cost lives of American soldiers? These supposed allies (whose defense we
>> have bled for time and again) refused to take part in the fighting, and
>have
>> continued to take part in the reconstruction unless we met their demands.
>> They don't deserve our money, and make no mistake, this is our money.
>>
>> I can't agree Kevin. We are doing nothing wrong here. We may have erred
>in
>> invading. I am sure we have made many mistakes during the occupation.
>Yet
>> we're still trying to do the right thing there, and the people that
>wouldn't
>> stand with us during the tough part shouldn't profit now that there is
>money
>> to be made.
>>
>> --
>> Timothy Heald
>> Web Portfolio Manager
>> Overseas Security Advisory Council
>> U.S. Department of State
>> 571.345.2319
>>
>> The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S.
>> Department of State or any affiliated organization(s). Nor have these
>> opinions been approved or sanctioned by these organizations. This e-mail
>is
>> unclassified based on the definitions in E.O. 12958.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 10:29 AM
>> To: CF-Community
>> Subject: Bush gives the finger to the world again
>>
>>
>> Former top U.S. officials are blasting the Bush administration for
>reopening
>> a rift with Europe by excluding critics of the war from prime contracts
>for
>> Iraq's reconstruction.
>>
>> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,105433,00.html
><http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,105433,00.html>
>> <http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,105433,00.html>
>>
>> "I thought we were in the process of acquiring support rather than
>> alienating it," former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (search)
>said.
>>
>> So let me get this straight.
>>
>> 1. Economy is bad.
>> 2. Find a patsy country and accuse them of something unfounded.
>> 3. Get called on it by other countries.
>> 4. Attack anyway
>> 5. Deny reconstruction contracts to countries that wouldn't help in an
>> illegal war.
>>
>> And people are complaining? I don't get it. It looks like a perfect plan
>to
>> boost the economy by giving local companies big contracts.
>>
>> -Kevin
>> _____
>>
>>
>>
> _____
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