Do U.N.-hating conservatives know what gives the U.S. the authority to be in Iraq?

Question

Iraq didn't attack us. It is by the authority of the United Nations that we have the right to be there, killing Iraqis in the name of "national security."

Does this seem like a double standard? Hate the U.N., enjoy the authority it gives us?

Amazing how many of you answered by saying that we have the authority because Saddam failed to comply with "sanctions."

Whose sanctions do you think they were? They weren't ours...

Answer 1

Good point. Neo-cons always want to make their own rules. Bush and his followers have no integrity. For them, the ends justify the means. Then they call themselves Christians. They are living in a fear induced coma. They talk so bravely yet allow their fears to rule the day. I don't get it.

Answer 2

The United States is a sovereign nation. We are subserviant to no other nation.

Without the financial support of the American Taxpayers, the United Nations would collapse.

History shows that Islamic Militants have been attacking Americans around the world since prior to the year of 1800. Do your math, that means the Islamic Militants have been attacking Americans for 207 years!

In 1967 Robert F Kennedy, the brother of President John F Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy, was assasinated in California by an Islamic Militant Terrorist by the name of Sirhan Sirhan.

The United States does not need to ask for permission from any nation to protect the interests of the United States.

I don't believe that you can find a more successful Representative Republic Goverment in the whole world, we aren't perfect, but we are the best.

Answer 3

The UN didnt give us the authority to take actions against Iraq.

They failed to take action agaisnt Iraq evidently the 12 resolutions they wrote against Iraq were no more valuable than the paper they wrote them on. The UN didn't have the guts to take action on the demands they brought about in their resolutions, Just like they didnt take action to save people in rawanda, Darfur The congo and many other places throughout the world. If someone was to wait on the UN to apporove anything but paperwork they would wait forever.

The Iraq government (saddam) broke the cease fire agreement they signed with the US at the end of the 1st gurl war giving us justifications to attack them if we saw fit.

No Double Standard there.

So Sad you are either so ignorant of the facts or just hate america enough to twist them to fit your political agenda.

Answer 4

Hum, how the hell did we survive all of these years w/o the UN? WW1, 2 were entered into w/o the UN's sanction. I think things were better when we were more nimble, acting in our own self-interests, prior to our contemporary times of needing to convince [read: pay off] every two-bit dictatorship to get their vote in the UN before we make a move. It's become a proxy speed-bump to every action within our political system; it stinks!

Answer 5

Bah, The authority to attack Iraq was given by the U.S. congress when it authorized the President to use military force in Iraq.

We didn't need the permission of the UN to defend ourselves and still don't.

If the UN wanted us out what would they do about it.

The UN is an anti-American organization that can't exist without our financial support.

Answer 6

You are real full of Yourself. You need to research back. You are a sniffling Liberal who thinks that this war on Terror is a joke! What have you got to day about 9/11? Would like to hear you answer that one. I am a Democrat, the UN are a bunch of thugs. They do nothing when it pertains to our Country. And they are here in our Country. You need to get real and learn some facts. Innocent Iraqis? When it hits our back yard which I hope it doesn't. See if the UN will give a rats a**!

Answer 7

14 U.N. Resolutions. Saddam failed to comply. He has now.

Answer 8

If it weren't for the U.N. we would not have the problems we have in the world. It gives us no authority,,, We give it authority. Do you honestly think the U.N. could survive if the U.S. withdrew?

Answer 9

Actually if the UN didnt exist, we would have the authority to do whatever we want which was the case for all "nations" throughout history. No one needed approval to do what they felt they must do or just wanted to do people fought fiercely and the winner set the term before moving on

Answer 10

I love it when they justify our presence there by the number of UN resolutions that Saddam broke. So if these were UN resolutions, why did not the UN take care of it, or is the US just the thug for the UN. Now it is the USA's responsibility to enforce UN resolutions????