Tuesday, September 19, 2006

So it's illegal?

The war in Iraq is illegal. Millions and millions of people think so. Thousands marched.

But who defines illegal? Ah the UN never gave a mandate? But the UN never gave a mandate for NATO action in the former Yugoslavia, I don't remember anyone complaining about that.

Yes there was genocide but Saddam Hussain wasn't exactly a nice bloke, invaded two countries killed thousands of his own people.

There are circumstances when the international community may say something is illegal and we ignore them and we are right to do so. Don't get me wrong I think the war in Iraq was wrong but being illegal wasn't the reason.

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