The Fall of France begins again (oh! how redundant!)

[ullr]

AP news
"Lawmaker says military intervention in Iraq, without U.N. approval, 'legitimate'
Thu Jan 30, 3:51 AM ET

PARIS - A lawmaker in the governing party said Thursday that a military intervention in Iraq would be "legitimate" even without the OK of the U.N. Security Council ? the only French politician to date to voice such a stance.

"Our place is at America's side," said Alain Madelin, a former minister of the economy known for his pro-market positions.

He compared the Iraq situation to that of Kosovo and said the case "is 10 times more for Saddam Hussein (news- web sites) ... a dangerous man (who) has placed himself outside international law."

 

[Guest]

Isn't going to war without UN's OK aginst International Law?

 

[busybody..]

How could you fall......when you are already in the gutter?

France was France about 230 yrs ago.....since then.....they make good pastry.......

 

[alltherage]

Isn't going to war without UN's OK aginst International Law?

Nope. There are wars which are just and legal according to international law. For example, if canada invaded the united states using the british columbia gambit it would be perfectly fine for us to blast the heck out of canadian forces in nova scotia. That is so long as our reponse is proportional. If we nuked montreal we would offend and break international law but a smart president would blow up every internation court in the world just before the attack.

The fact is that the concept of international law is the creation of the strong and only as effective as the strongs willingness to tolerate the pretense.

 

[busybody..]

What international law?

Who enforces it?

History is written by the victors!

 

[Guest]

For example, if canada invaded the united states using the british columbia gambit it would be perfectly fine for us to blast the heck out of canadian forces in nova scotia.

Oh, Okay. My mistake. Iraq did the 9/11, didn't they.

 

[alltherage]

Oh, Okay. My mistake. Iraq did the 9/11, didn't they.

Iraq? dang i thought that was ben laden. or was it ben and jerrys. hell, i hope bush doesnt get too mad at the pope or he'll get blamed too.

 

[Guest]

Iraq? dang i thought that was ben laden. or was it ben and jerrys. hell, i hope bush doesnt get too mad at the pope or he'll get blamed too.

I knew the Polish was the one to be blamed!