The so-called no-fly zones were unilaterally imposed by the U.S. and Britain and were never authorized by the UN. They were, in fact, a violation of the ceasefire...but the U.S. was never sanctioned for it.
2007-10-14 08:50:13 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
You're right Adel, the war is illegal too. But the no-fly zones were during Clinton and Iraq's "attack" on the no-fly zone were actually used an excuse for "regime change".
2007-10-14 08:54:58 · update #1
This is not the first, NOR the last violations, US/UK have committed through out the history!
US/UK, have always done unlawful acts for their own survival, greed, domination and thirst of power!
What's so hilarious is that, if some raises objections to wards their constant unjust conducts and fight for their Independence, they're the one called ""terrorists""!!
ALSO, refer to some of these idiotic responses, if some tells the truth OR raise a valid Que., called "unpatriotic"!!
How ridiculously sad is this!!
http://www.antiwar.com/reese/?articleid=5577
http://www.antiwar.com/reese/?articleid=11144
2007-10-14 09:33:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
I had no idea until now. Thanks for posting this Q
The Iraqi no-fly zones (NFZs) were proclaimed by the United States, United Kingdom and France after the Gulf War of 1991 to protect humanitarian operations in northern Iraq and Shiite Muslims in the south. Iraqi aircraft were forbidden from flying inside the zones. The policy was enforced by US, UK and French aircraft patrols until France withdrew in 1998. While the enforcing powers had cited United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 as authorising the operations, the resolution contains no such authorization. The Secretary-General of the UN at the time the resolution was passed, Boutros Boutros-Ghali called the no-fly zones "illegal" in a later interview with John Pilger
2007-10-14 08:57:13 · answer #2 · answered by justgoodfolk 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
It's an interesting distinction that some people are making. Apparently, declaring the war was illegal, but continuing the war (for whatever reason) is perfectly fine. I'll remember this the next time a bank is robbed. I'll wait until the bank robbers get away, go in and grab a large handful of cash, and claim that the illegality was committed by the original bank robbers. Therefore, I should be allowed to go free.
2016-05-22 12:19:01 · answer #3 · answered by bernice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u r right, 2 bad the people on the airplane didn't know. U can get info from the gov about 9/11 &the gov has 2 give u info. This is called The freedom of information Act.
2007-10-15 15:48:54 · answer #4 · answered by elle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, the no-fly zone was a part of the conditions imposed on Iraq following the first Gulf War. Second, the U.N. has no authority at all. They are simply a body that was developed to allow diplomacy between the many nations of the world. I will repeat that point for those who worship at the altar of the U.N.: the U.N. has no authority over any nation in the world. Most importantly, they have no authority over the nation that provides the most funding, aid, and military power that enables the U.N. to do its "job".
2007-10-14 09:00:45 · answer #5 · answered by anarchisthippy 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If you want to tout the fact that the UN supposedly didn't sanction the No-Fly Zomes (I don't know if that is true or not), then you must admit that this is NOT an illegal war. What about all of the UN sanctions that Saddam ignored? There was a sanction authorizing force.
You can't have it both ways.
2007-10-14 12:24:23 · answer #6 · answered by MauriceChavez 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I've noticed everything America does in foreign affairs is "illegal" Tell me who is the legal authority over the United States?
2007-10-14 09:11:44 · answer #7 · answered by smartr-n-u 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
What about the whole war itself? Didn't the U.N. disapprove of the Iraqi invasion to begin with?
Bush basically is a hard-headed imbecile.
Edit: Oh, I see. That's very disturbing then how they put in an illegal "no-fly" zone just to justify the regime change.
2007-10-14 08:53:18 · answer #8 · answered by Adel 6 · 11⤊ 4⤋
Being Iraq was a sovereign nation, it also had the "right" to murder dissidents and use poison gas on its own people, rape its women and generally oppress its people with fear and terror.
You really need to distinguish between what is "right" and what is simply disgusting.
2007-10-14 09:04:21 · answer #9 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 0⤊ 6⤋
The Gulf war was not a UN mission...the UN had no business sanctioning a cease fire or not.
Norman Schwarzkopf never wore any blue helmet
2007-10-14 08:56:05 · answer #10 · answered by gcbtrading 7 · 1⤊ 8⤋