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Originally Posted by Rochard
Funny, but I don't recall Iraq getting permission from the UN to invade Kuwait in 1991.
The UN doesn't give or deny permission to attack another country. Instead, the purpose of the UN is prevent other countries from going to war with each other by discussing their issues in a public forum.
The UN passed a number of resolutions in 1991 telling Iraq to leave Kuwait. Being as the UN does not have the military might to enforce it's own resolutions, it turned to it's members and their armed forces to enforce these resolutions.
And after Iraq violated each and everyone of these resolutions it failed to have the spine to go in an enforce them. The US attempted to get full UN support, but being as the UN is composed of many countries - Muslim and otherwise - the UN was unable to agree to this.
But no, the US surely didn't "need permission" from the UN to do anything.
Funny how if the UN had any real issues with the actions of the US, it would have imposed some sanctions on the US.....
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While i agree with you about the Iraq-Kuwait war i wonder why you referr only to this one? Iraw has attacked an ally or friendly nation and the US helped out, with the whole internatinal community behind them, that's fine.
But things stand not the same with the 2nd invastion 3 years ago and that's where large part of the international community, many people and even many Americans have a problem with.