Reply #24: But the U.N. was backing its own resolution [View All]

[jamesinca]

In reading U.N. Resolution 1441 it has 15 parts. A general statement and 14 conditions. It states in the General statement that Iraq was making progress towards disarmament, slowly though. Because no WMD have been found, the U.S. viloated 5 of the sections of the resoultion. Iraq violated none so far. If it is found that Iraq has WMD, not to be confused with programs, then Iraq violated or may I use the phrase "material breech" resolution 1441. If it is found that Iraq was purchasing WMD and did not report it, or the selling country did not report it, then it is a violation of 1441. This is why the Iraq- Niger thing is such an issue. Once again is was found to be a lie by the administration. Violation of the resoultion was to be decided by the U.N. and the degree to which it was violated. Dr. Blix repoting to the U.N. was the key to this.

Dean said in a radio interview on 8/25/03 that he will go to war if the U.S. is threatened and a clear plan from start to end, along with a justification for all parts of the war are presented. This is why he is criticl of the Bush administration, they lied about the reasons for war, and they have no clear plan. The U.S. violated resolution 1441, not Iraq. He has also stated that when you go into war, you get as much help from the international community as possible, Bush did not. This is another issue he has with the current administration. There is tremendus strength in gentelness, Bush does not have that. I believe every Dem candidate out there would go to war if it was right to do so. Iraq was not justifiable in most peoples minds. Bush got caught in his lie about Niger-Iraq uranium on 3/7/03 as reported by Reuters news service. 10 days later he got out of the meeting in the Azores and on the 20th the war started. He gave Hussein 48 hrs to give up WMD that so far don't exist. Hussein was in complience with the U.N. He was not out of complience for 30-60 days. The war was not justified at all. Bush had an emergency meetin in the Azores which concluded 3 days before the war started. He was caught in his lie but moved so fast to start the war that the course could not be reversed.