Comments on: Still An Illegal War http://larison.org/2007/09/27/still-an-illegal-war/ n. the principle of good order "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:24:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Daniel Larison http://larison.org/2007/09/27/still-an-illegal-war/#comment-7727 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 20:25:20 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/09/27/still-an-illegal-war/#comment-7727 Yes, he might have called off the deal at the last minute. There's no guarantee that it would have prevented the war and removed Hussein from power. I also agree that there's no point to talking about the U.N. Charter and schemes to prevent war when Congress won't even insist on its appropriate role in the decision to go to war. If a government won't even respect its own fundamental law, what are the chances it will respect its treaty obligations? This item was interesting to the extent that it revealed a little more of the man's thinking prior to the invasion. There's nothing very surprising about it, but it's interesting to have another part of the story. If the quote about Europeans is accurate, it is doubly bizarre, since the Europeans are much closer to Iraq than we are and not all that "far away." It seems that he may have been projecting whatever it is that he thinks his opponents back home believe onto Europeans. Yes, he might have called off the deal at the last minute. There’s no guarantee that it would have prevented the war and removed Hussein from power. I also agree that there’s no point to talking about the U.N. Charter and schemes to prevent war when Congress won’t even insist on its appropriate role in the decision to go to war. If a government won’t even respect its own fundamental law, what are the chances it will respect its treaty obligations? This item was interesting to the extent that it revealed a little more of the man’s thinking prior to the invasion. There’s nothing very surprising about it, but it’s interesting to have another part of the story.

If the quote about Europeans is accurate, it is doubly bizarre, since the Europeans are much closer to Iraq than we are and not all that “far away.” It seems that he may have been projecting whatever it is that he thinks his opponents back home believe onto Europeans.

]]> by: Roach http://larison.org/2007/09/27/still-an-illegal-war/#comment-7725 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:05:05 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/09/27/still-an-illegal-war/#comment-7725 Let's be realistic, though, Saddam was a world class bullshitter and if he went into exile would have probably cancelled at last minute, returned in triumph like Arafat in Gaza, or otherwise caused us problems. Bush is an idiot, but this myopic focus on the UN and exile and what not is kind of silly and pointless. Let’s be realistic, though, Saddam was a world class bullshitter and if he went into exile would have probably cancelled at last minute, returned in triumph like Arafat in Gaza, or otherwise caused us problems. Bush is an idiot, but this myopic focus on the UN and exile and what not is kind of silly and pointless.

]]> by: Ashish George http://larison.org/2007/09/27/still-an-illegal-war/#comment-7724 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:25:53 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/09/27/still-an-illegal-war/#comment-7724 That story about the possibility of exile is pretty amazing. Has Bush been reading from a script? Did he really say "Maybe it's because he's dark-skinned, far away and Muslim, lots of Europeans think everything's okay with him"? I'm not sure how much skepticism is required any more. That story about the possibility of exile is pretty amazing. Has Bush been reading from a script? Did he really say “Maybe it’s because he’s dark-skinned, far away and Muslim, lots of Europeans think everything’s okay with him”? I’m not sure how much skepticism is required any more.

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