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Originally Posted by Krazygrrl
(1) Yes... but it was logical to assume, given the history of Iraq, that they existed. These "false pretenses" (and the invasion was blessed by the UN btw
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First, you don't invade a sovereign country based upon assumptions.
Secondly, no the UN did not bless the invasion. In fact, on September 16, 2004 Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan, speaking on the invasion, said, "I have indicated it was not in conformity with the UN Charter. From our point of view, from the charter point of view, it was illegal."
We tried to secure approval for our invasion (remember Colin Powell's dog-n-pony show?), but we failed to secure it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...d_the_Iraq_War
On a previous post, you mentioned a VX gas accident on an Iraqi Army Base in 2003. Can you providing a source for this assertion?