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[island911]

Per; Iraq - Why NZ Should Be Part Of The Coalition

"One of the most profound questions any democratic country must be able to answer is whether or not war is legal. For western countries that have been built on the foundation of law and ethics, the moral case for war depends on its legality.
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"WHY NEW ZEALAND SHOULD BE IN IRAQ
If the war is justified, why aren't we there? National's answer is very clear - we should be there, and the reason is that it is right and it is in our interests to do so.
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"We will be regarded as just another small country without influence.

"That will be a new experience for New Zealand, and it will be a bad one.


This author is a professor of law specialising in international law!
So Cam, does this help with your confliction?

[CamB]

I don't answer these three questions (the reasons why the war is justified) in the same way:

The first and most important is self-defence. The second is the enforcement of UN resolutions requiring Iraq to disarm. The third is a developing doctrine of international law known as "humanitarian intervention".

(edit) I better elaborate. I don't think there was a justifiable case on the day of invasion for the first question. The UN hadn't resolved to invade, thus they weren't ready to enforce the disarm requirement. Humanitarian intervention is a developing doctrine and not, IMO, sufficient reason to invade.

So no, it doesn't change my point of view.

Wayne Mapp is a Minister of Parliament in the (conservative) Opposition.