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Originally Posted by directfiesta
Please list those violations .. and don't come with the no-fly zone.. That wasn't UN, but Brits-USA-France ( which later pulled out for humanitary reasons ).
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Let's start with the big one - WMD.
Weapons of Mass Destruction is a pretty big list. It's not only nuclear and chemical weapons, but also devices that can deliver then - such as missiles with a range of over 150 kilometers. In fact, this was on the list of weapons that Iraq was not allowed to have after the ceasefire.
And guess what happened on the very first day? That's right kids! They launched missiles from deep inside Iraq onto the invading US forces. No big surprise.
Next up we can talk about weapons inspections. Again, part of the UN resolutions. This is a simple one. The resolution specified "unfettered access" meaning inspectors inspect what they want - yet in Iraq they were blocked at every possible oppertunity.
The no-fly zones were also a resolution. This wasn't something that was open to discussion; This was put into place so that Saddam couldn't drop chemical weapons on the Kurds. I mean, he did it once; What's to stop him from doing it again? So we had the no-fly zones and the US and UK patrolled them. And guess what..... Iraq had the damn balls to fire on the planes. Daily.
Not sure where your from, but firing on a US warplane is act of war plain and simple. This in itself is ground for war and ground for a full out invasion. There is no arguement in this.
I can keep going....
UNSCR 687 - April 3, 1991
- Iraq must return Kuwaiti property seized during the Gulf War.
UNSCR 686 - March 2, 1991
- Iraq must release prisoners detained during the Gulf War.
- Iraq must accept liability under international law for damages from its illegal invasion of Kuwait.