Hello Paul I just loved this line:
"The best part of this whole mess was when the French accused us of arrogance and the Germans accused us of being militaristic. I got a good laugh out of that." I guess the conflict in Iraq must have caused a shortage of mirrors in the USA? When you can find one take a look! My user name may give the wrong impression, I do not live in the UK and would not wish to. --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Basically, we're saying to the UN, if you don't give > > us what we want, we'll take it anyway. > > No, we gave the UN a chance to participate; they decided to pass on that > offer. We had all the justification we needed in 1441 and all the previous > resolutions. I think the UN is mad because they really didn't take our > threats seriously. > > > precedent that we're setting. By the U.S.'s logic, if > > India decides that it doesn't like the government in > > Pakistan, because it supports anti-Indian terrorists > > (which it does, or at least has in recent years), and > > that it constitutes a threat to its neighbors (with > > nukes it is a potential threat to India) and is not a > > government with clear electoral legitimacy (which it > > isn't), India is justified in going ahead with a > > preemptive attack to remove that threat. > > If Pakistan posses a "clear and present danger" to the citizens of India > then they do have the right to a preemptive attack to remove the threat. > Whether they do or don't has more to do with the likelihood of success than > anything else at the moment. > > > > > If the US doesn't hold itself bound by international > > law, > > > Who passed this "international law?" International law is non- sequiter. > Every country does exactly what it feels like doing at the moment. They act > in their own self-interest. Name for me two countries that consistently act > in the context of a moral framework--other than the Vatican? The French? > Talk to the Greenpeace folks about that one. The Germans? Don't make me > laugh. The Russians? Talk to the Chechnyan's about that. The Chinese? Heh > heh heh heh. The only "international law" I see is the historical fact that > might determines who wins; it may not determine who was right, but it > decides who's left. It ain't logical, it ain't nice, but it's historical > fact. > > No, this is all USA bashing. We're the lead dog for now and I don't see > that we're any worse than any other country was when they were on top. In > fact we're a heck of lot better than any of the European nations were during > their colonial phases. > > The best part of this whole mess was when the French accused us of arrogance > and the Germans accused us of being militaristic. I got a good laugh out of > that. > > Paul ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Your own Online Store Selling our Overstock. http://us.click.yahoo.com/rZll0B/4ftFAA/46VHAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
