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G_j

(40,367 posts) Sun Sep 1, 2013, 06:12 PM Sep 2013

It is supposed to be the job of the UN, correct?

re: the decision of what to do about the use of chemical weapons.

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It is supposed to be the job of the UN, correct? (Original Post) G_j Sep 2013 OP

yes it is-- and we agreed to abide by their decision when we signed the U.N. Charter.... mike_c Sep 2013 #1

mike_c

(36,281 posts)

1. yes it is-- and we agreed to abide by their decision when we signed the U.N. Charter....

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Sun Sep 1, 2013, 06:14 PM

Sep 2013

Attacking any nation, for any reason other than actual self defense is a criminal war of aggression under international law and U.S. treaty obligations. That is why Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld, and W belong in the dock at The Hague. Not because they lied-- because they acted on those lies.

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