Rath on 29 July 2008
| Sqrl said: @Rath, Anyone who thinks the war is illegal falls into that last category I was referring to. The US is a sovereign nation and does not need permission from other nations to declare war. To be honest I don't even consider this an argument worth discussing, its in the same category as faked lunar landings, and 9/11 conspiracies. I'm really not concerned with people's reasons for disliking the war, be it principle or partisanship. The point I am making is that regardless of your position or reasoning we need to focus on winning the war, everything else is secondary right now. This is a war of opinions, and the more uncertainty and strife there is about the US and its presence in Iraq the easier it is for the insurgents to continue their efforts. Would you even deny that? I'm honestly really disturbed that a thread with positive news about the war makes people feel the need to post as much negativity as they can. What is it about positive news for the US in Iraq that is so terrible that you guys have to attack it? |
Of course the USA needs permission to declare war, in the modern age there are all sorts of treaties and suchlike to try and prevent random acts of war, being a sovereign nation doesn't give you the right to do anything you want - hence the first gulf war. The thing is the USA arguably did have permission to declare war, very arguably, under certain resolutions passed by the UN security council.
This is what Lord Goldsmith wrote to Blair about the legality
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/28_04_05_attorney_general.pdf
Or in an easier to read form;
http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/iraq/document/2003/0307advice.htm
That is from a supporter of the war in Iraq.
