[thechat] When is it time for war?

[Hugh Blair]

> -----Original Message-----
> On Behalf Of John Handelaar
> 
> Well, in this case there's no evidence that the latter 
> applies.  If there were, the UN Security Council would have
> backed this action.

John, sorry to pick your post to expound on this because it's
been said so many times before. So...

What's with this mantra that the UNSC must back this action?
Where were all the protests against a mostly US action in
Kosova? The UNSC didn't "back" any action there, yet most
of the world was 'for' that action. I consider it a total
smoke-screen that some now believe that some approval of the
Iraq (whatever) must be condoned, approved, "backed" by
the UNSC. Chanting this mantra is just another way to find
some reason why the coalition forces shouldn't be taking 
the current action. Another smoke screen.

Just another case of "Say it often enough and it becomes
a truth."

Protest, be against, and even hate the current Middle East
action, but drop this sham. It doesn't show your (non person
specific) intelligence.

hb