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Originally posted by fastpat
No, that's clearly not true. First, Bush sought out a war resolution such as that obtained for the first Gulf War, then when it became clear that several countries on the Security Council would veto the resolution, he claimed that he could use an older resolution, the one you referenced. Unfortunately, that resolution doesn't contain the required language to enable one UN member nation to attack another member nation.
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Sure it does. That was the resolution that allowed the Coalition from the first Gulf War to attack Iraq in the first place. The key part of the resolution is the "all subsequent relevant resolutions" part, the biggie being 687. The UN Security Council itself admits were violated by passing 12 more resolutions demanding compliance with 687.
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The US governments unilateral invasion was and remains illegal under US law.
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I think you need to look up the word "unilateral." The invasion of Iraq was supported by a coalition of 48 UN member states, many of which sent troops.
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All necessary means is not an authorization for aggressive war, sorry, no cigar.
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So what would you consider "All necessary means", harsh language?
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What war are you talking about, the Iraqi's didn't start a war with the US government.
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Invasion of Kuwait.
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The US government controls all Iraqi oil leaving the country, or didn't you know that? What do you need, copies of the ships bills of lading?
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How about something other than "because Pat says so". Link me to a credable source that confirms what you are saying. Ceasefire, Michael Moore, Cindy Sheehan or Aljazeera are not credable sources.
I'll help you out: Under a May 2003 U.N. Security Council resolution, all proceeds of oil exports must be deposited into the Development Fund for Iraq, where that money is used to get the country moving again. Since the Provisional authority went away, the DFI is under control of the Iraqi government. Some details are available here:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2005-05-23-iraq-oil-audit_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA
Hell, even Aljazeera, while critical of how the money is being managed/spent acknowedges that the Iraqi government is in control of the DFI.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E71DC00C-3D37-4683-B6DC-7378B360227A.htm
Clearly it isn't perfect, but it is a long way away from "The US stole the Oil".
Tom