nate jonesacc
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The Peoples Champion Wrote:Nate, the word that you use, whether "jerks" or "ungrateful idiots" is irrelevant. the point is, france is doing its job on the council, so why is it that we are giving them shifty looks?
They are not doing their job. Sometimes "preserving world peace" means getting rid of someone in the short run for more peace in the long run.
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<a href='http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/unsc_functions.html' target='_blank'>http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/unsc_functions.html</a>
At this point, considering the lack of non-external aggression, it sounds like france is doing its job to me.
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"to take military action against an aggressor; "
There's a key one right there.
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Who would Iraq be considered an aggressor against, in this case?
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The Peoples Champion Wrote:Who would Iraq be considered an aggressor against, in this case?
the Kurds, the UN, the world, among others...
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I'm pretty sure "to take military action against an aggressor" also includes possbile future threats such as Saddam who have proven they cannot be trusted.
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