Here is what was discussed regarding the legality of the war in Iraq, hint they needed to find weapons of mass destruction.
"Self Defense
Since it was not directly attacked by Iraq the United States did not have an obvious right to self-defense. The administration, though, argued that it had a right to defend itself preemptively against a future possible attack. In his speech to the United Nations on September 12, 2002, President Bush described Saddam Hussein's regime as "a grave and gathering danger," detailed that regime's persistent efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction, and spoke of an "outlaw regime" providing such weapons to terrorists. For an extensive discussion of international law and the preemptive use of force, see the Congressional Research Service's Report for Congress of September 23, 2002. "
http://www.hrcr.org/hottopi
cs/Iraq.html
No weapons of mass destruction, no international justification for war. Ergo, everyone who participated in the war is a war criminal under International law. Don't take my word for it, read the UN charter.
Under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, to which the United States is a party, a nation's use of force is authorized under only two circumstances: in individual or collective self-defense, as outlined in Article 51, or pursuant to a Security Council resolution, as outlined in Article 42.
Wiggle all you want, Congress did not declare war and Iraq was not a threat to the US. It was an illegal war and all military personnel are required to question an illegal order under the UCMJ. I don't think I need to give you that reference.
Afghanistan is exactly the same. The Taliban never attacked the US. Afghanistan never presented a threat directly or indirectly to the US, another illegal war.
Don't waste your vote, vote Green or Independent in the next election.
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mcamelyne on
09/12/2010 05:38:29 AM EST
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