If you answer yes do you remember the weekend of June 25-27, 1993? The Clinton administration struck Iraq with a volley of missiles on Baghdad. The strike killed a number of Iraqis (and a camel) but left Saddam in power and unscathed.
The Clinton administration DID NOT seek U.N. approval for the strike, and some U.N. Security Council members were quite annoyed. They were bothered that the Clinton team proceeded on its own evidence. According to Madeleine Albright, U.S. evidence alone was sufficient for U.S. unilateral action; U.N. approval was not necessary. Albright, Clinton, and Gore were adamant: the United States did not need U.N. approval to use force against Iraq.
2007-10-22 11:02:27 · 8 answers · asked by Kingler 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yes he should but remember Clinton strike was just an air strike while Bush invaded iraq .
2007-10-22 11:17:47 · answer #1 · answered by Peiper 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The UN is not a regulatory body -- their "approval" is nothing more than what the other countries around agree or disagree with. It's a popularity contest -- nothing else.
I think any unilateral attack by any country -- including the US -- is wrong. And that includes Bush's invasion of Iraq.
As for the 1993 attack against Iraq -- I don't have the facts of that airstrike handy, so I cannot give an informed opinion -- but if it was unilateral, and not in response to an Iraqi attack against US forces -- then it was also wrong.
Being wrong doesn't depend on political party -- it depends on the nature of the action, and whether there is any logical or legal reason supporting the action.
2007-10-22 18:17:38 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He DID get U.N. approval Let's not rewrite history here.
He wnt to the U.N. and got a resolution that Iraq would face "severe conequences for non-compliance.
The Libs call Collin Powell a sell-out for going to the U.N. and making the case for war and then they turn around and say that the administration didn't go to the U.N.
We must maintain our own sovereignty and stand by our right to act unilaterally if and when it is necessary though.
I just think your question is flawed.
2007-10-22 18:40:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends. You can argue about if it was legal or not, but that is a different matter. It is legal for a married man to sleep with a woman who is not his wife, but it is also wrong for him to do so.
When it comes to the invasion of Iraq, I was in favour of armed regime change. I felt however, that now was not the time (I felt that we should have ensured a just peace between Palestine and Israel, and also brought about more progress in Afghanistan).
However, when you look at the mess Iraq is in now, yes, Bush was wrong to strike Iraq. UN approval does not come into it. The many Iraqi civilians and coalition troops who are dead and wounded does though.
2007-10-26 16:57:33 · answer #4 · answered by The Patriot 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. The U.N. proved to be corrupt and on the take anyway.
2007-10-22 18:06:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, he was not. The UN is a worthless boil on the assend of the planet Earth. They are corrupt, slimy, impotent pond-scum. We would do well to drop out and kick them out of America!
2007-10-22 18:12:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Right on. The UN is crooked and we do not need their approval on anything. We support them with the majority of the money they need and we have one vote.
2007-10-22 18:13:15 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ Mel 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Since when are we going to allow the UN to dictate our foreign policy? Since we pay for the bulk of the UN's operations, we shold be dictating the UN's foreign policy..
2007-10-22 18:07:03 · answer #8 · answered by Barry auh2o 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋