I wonder where we would be if our country had not gotten into WW 2?
I wouldn't be here, but the world would also not be under the cloud of national socialism (NAZI's). How about if brutal imperialists hadn't oppressed the German people after WW I to begin with? You won't get anywhere by arguing contingency theory history.
Even better, how could the leaders of Britain and FRance have changed history (had they the backbone that Bush has) and stopped Hitler at the invasion of the Rhineland?
How was it that France lacked backbone? Britain? What did you expect them to do at the time, given the reality they had?
How is the war 'illegal' when Saddam repeatedly igmored UN warnings, bribed officials of France and Russia, etc etc?
We repeatedly ignored UN direction, and engage in brutal collusive bribery and extortion to promote our international agenda. The difference is that we usually give terrorists money and weapons instead of just money.
What about Saddam paying money to Palestinians who blew themselves up?
What about...what about...This will never end. It is not dealing with the underlying ideology that is supporting the whole conflict. But for the sake of it, what about all the weapons and arms we dump into the middle east. What about the Afghans we armed to fight communism decades ago? What about militant Pakistan whom we suppport, oppressive Israel which we support.
Ask the Kurds about the war and see if they think it is 'illegal'! BTW, what is so wrong with freeing the millions of poor souls in Irag from this murdering despot?
The problem is that our claim to ending oppression is a lie. If we were legitimately ending oppression as opposed to expanding empire, I'd be all for it. It will not work. It is just more of the same brutal, blind tyranny with a clever package.
Our country has freed so many millions and all we get from the holloywood idiots, peacenicks and enviroweenies is grief.
Oh my. Brilliant. If I'm not mistaken, the people of the once sovereign nation of Iraq are currently occupied by an unwelcomed foreign power, dying at an alarming rate, and are completely subject to terror and violence, with no clear plan forward and no end in sight. Freedom my revolutionary ass.
NO WMDs you say? Look to the future and see if they are not found where they have been traced...Syria.
Why not trace it further back?
Our integrity, our morals, our law and our freedom of religion and from religion is guaranteed by the Christian majority.
What does any of that even mean? Integrity? None. Morals? Some of the worst in the civilized world. Laws? Madness. Freedom? Illusion. The foremost thing to lose is that there is an "us" and "them."
We ARE THE MAINSTREAM and not by any stretch of the imagination, 'right wing'. This is a falacy hoisted upon us by the left wing media!
Having a majority means nothing as far as ideology is concerned. A majority of Christian Fascists is still a majority of Christian Fascists. There is no left wing media. Liberal scholarship has been reduced to resigned and cynical blogging.
So here's a question for you: Can you clearly state what are the specific measureable criteria that allow one nation to invade and occupy another? Would you extend this right to all nations?
I assert that you cannot justify the US position without the notions of might makes right, our interests are the proper and superior ones, and god is on our side.