The Iraq War: Legal or Illegal?

Question

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I'm assuming I'm missing the point, why are we at war?

Why are we at war?

Answer 1

It is legal. The UN is not a governing body over the US. Congress gave the President the authority. Congress also gave thier authority to conduct something like this to the President. That was done long before this war though.

If Congress had not given up their power to deploy the troops, then this would be illegal.

Answer 2

The conflict against Iraq had no longer something to do with al-Qaida and it replaced into an unlawful conflict. Tony Blair not on time giving help to the US plans to invade Iraq for that reason the British military intense command have been close out of the US military conferences interior the approach making plans degree. The British military needed a minimum of six months to coach yet interior the top via fact of Blair's dithering, basically have been given 3 months. all of us observed the ensuing mess. the US had no longer planned what might ensue after the defeat of Iraq. What exceeded off replaced into entire lawlessness with conflict lords struggling with it out among themselves. Then there is the stupid thought of introducing a liberal democracy to a rustic which includes Iraq. it is not working. Iraq is a rustic controlled and ruled by using gangster custom. Saddam replaced right into a gangster and so too are the hot leaders in Iraq - same commerce diverse employer call.

Answer 3

You are missing the point...
UN resolution 687 Section C Paragraph 9a states the Iraq must comply to WMD inspections at the will of UNSOCOM per peace treaty with the US.
UN resolution 707 (S/22456) states that Iraq capitulates with this.
Saddam did not comply, thus making the war in Iraq perfectly legal. What do people mean the war in Iraq is illegal? Saddam would not let us confirm or deny the existence of WMDs, we took whatever steps necessary to do so.

Resolutions 949, 1060, 1115, 1137, 1154, 1194, and 1441 from 1995-2002 were all resolutions telling Saddam to cease his violations in ilegally buying, building, researching and attempting to acquire nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. Just how long do we wait until "writing a strongly worded letter" is not enough?

The previously mentioned "650,000 civilian killed" is, with all due respect, retarded. It's based off the Lancet Study 2006 which is often criticized because it was estimated off a small unverifiable cluster which allowed unconfirmed deaths into it's study, also they included ISF into the civilian population, and allowed an extraordinary amount of flexible accounting. But even the Lancet report admitted that only 31% of those could be attributed to the Coalition Forces in any way shape or form. The rest belong to Al-qaeda in Iraq, Muqtada Al-Sadr, former Ba'athist loyalists, new Ba'athist party, etc. who will overrun Iraq AND KILL A LOT, LOT MORE CIVILIANS when the US leaves.

Answer 4

As has been pointed out above talking about the legal or illegal aspects of a war is moot. However, I feel that by any standard the invasion of Iraq was a war of aggression that was not unlike the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. In that sense I believe it to be wrong and even more importantly ineffective. I think I could have worked up more support for a conflict to steal the oil than the quasi religious morality play that the government tried to sell the public. The troops, as troops do, followed their flags and fought bravely - but the leaders were so very wrong.

Answer 5

Of course it's legal. The UN is not the worldwide equivalent of a state government, and simply doesn't have the authority to pass judgement except in the most egregious circumstances. People who are used to the idea of over-arching government often make the mistake. Once, most people in the US at least were comfortable with the idea that government at any level has limited authority, and what authority it has evolves upwards rather than devolving downwards.

Answer 6

It is legal.

The UN does not rule the US so their hypocritical opinion is just that - hypocrisy.

And unless you can quote a US law that forbids such an action it is legal under US law.

A person's political opinions do not determine legality.

Answer 7

Who says whetehr a war is "illegal" or "legal"? You? Because you don't agree with the war, it makes it illegal? Do yourself a favor, educate yourself, learn the legal system, and then try to understand how governing bodies work before you sound ignorant again.

Answer 8

ROFL all war is legal silly if you have the troops you do it there is no police force that slaps cuffs on countries for war and if you think the UN is going to do something pfft the UN is only going to do something if a country will back them up with troops come on this is a silly question
Silly Liberal

Answer 9

SHUT... UP!!!

quit asking stupid questions in the name of making a poor mans political statement. youre opinion doesnt matter to anyone on here. and people who answered this with a yes or no: youre even more retarded than the asker! you took the bait.

Answer 10

Legal, get over it, no Dallas here.