Mar 9th 2012, 15:47:07
First, a link explaining more of illegal wars.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...tional-law_b_1324303.html
Second, DH, I am not defending Iran. I have said here that they are irrational and any war of aggression by Iran against Israel would be as illegal a preemptive FS. I believe in peace, not unilateral force. Brute force rarely works and just pushes the problem into the future with additional fodder for anger. The threat from Iran is not certain and could be mostly election rhetoric. That statement also fits Israel.
Third, Iraq did not have intercontinental missiles and the flight path of such cannot be intercepted by current anti-missile technology.
Fourth, the UN does not impinge on national sovereignty. However, it is a framework agreed to by sovereign nations to govern international relations. The UN is mostly toothless and cannot enforce resolutions, but as a signatories, the US, Iran, and Israel, should seek the approval of the international community prior to unilateral force.
Fifth, The US Constitution state:
This does not state that the US claims authority in cases involving another land. It also implies that any international treaty is validated as part of the Constitution. Your "right" to wage war is not impinged, but your right to wage a legal war is contingent on the approval of others.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...tional-law_b_1324303.html
Second, DH, I am not defending Iran. I have said here that they are irrational and any war of aggression by Iran against Israel would be as illegal a preemptive FS. I believe in peace, not unilateral force. Brute force rarely works and just pushes the problem into the future with additional fodder for anger. The threat from Iran is not certain and could be mostly election rhetoric. That statement also fits Israel.
Third, Iraq did not have intercontinental missiles and the flight path of such cannot be intercepted by current anti-missile technology.
Fourth, the UN does not impinge on national sovereignty. However, it is a framework agreed to by sovereign nations to govern international relations. The UN is mostly toothless and cannot enforce resolutions, but as a signatories, the US, Iran, and Israel, should seek the approval of the international community prior to unilateral force.
Fifth, The US Constitution state:
This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land;
This does not state that the US claims authority in cases involving another land. It also implies that any international treaty is validated as part of the Constitution. Your "right" to wage war is not impinged, but your right to wage a legal war is contingent on the approval of others.