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61. We weren't using white phosphorous on civilians in Iraq. n/t

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A US bombing attack to "punish" Syria is illegal. [View all] delrem Aug 2013 OP

Yup I agree gopiscrap Aug 2013 #1

We've gotten to the point where we think we're so above the law NuclearDem Aug 2013 #2

Ignorance of the law Ghost Dog Sep 2013 #59

This is what too many are glossing over. It will be a war crime. morningfog Aug 2013 #3

It isn't a decision for NATO, or a "coalition of the willing", to make either. nt delrem Aug 2013 #6

I agree. morningfog Aug 2013 #9

yah, I was picking nits :) delrem Aug 2013 #19

Polling of the US public shows only 25% of Americans are interested truedelphi Aug 2013 #4

Is that up from awhile ago? delrem Aug 2013 #10

they managed to do this over Libya: BENGHAZI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111 became a Senatorial football, MisterP Aug 2013 #5

Sorry, I don't know what that means. delrem Sep 2013 #24

Benghazi is shorthand for the content-free bickering by the GOP (the accusation that Obama "did MisterP Sep 2013 #27

The world found out how far to trust a R2P protection racket by the US, over Libya. delrem Sep 2013 #29

yeah... MisterP Sep 2013 #42

100% correct malaise Aug 2013 #7

Thank you. nt woo me with science Aug 2013 #8

Absolutely agree... jimlup Aug 2013 #11

If 'globalism' means anything, it means international co-operation - esp. on issues of war/peace. reformist2 Aug 2013 #12

International norms swilton Sep 2013 #76

K&R n/t totodeinhere Aug 2013 #13

A few hundred people were killed with nerve gas. Meh. cheapdate Aug 2013 #14

You realize that you only speak for yourself. delrem Sep 2013 #25

Yes, not only do I "realize" that I speak only for myself, cheapdate Sep 2013 #64

Over a million were killed in Iraq a considerable number by White Phosphorous, meh! sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #49

We weren't using white phosphorous on civilians in Iraq. n/t pnwmom Sep 2013 #61

of course we did.... mike_c Sep 2013 #74

That's a problem, it seems. cheapdate Sep 2013 #67

Four hundred children. This doesn't include adults. nt pnwmom Sep 2013 #55

The pictures of mimi85 Sep 2013 #60

There, there, there. Bolo Boffin Aug 2013 #15

Hmmm. You underscore my point, Bolo Boffin. nt delrem Aug 2013 #20

yes Chaco Dundee Aug 2013 #16

Just heard not 5 minutes ago it was 80% against strikes. Not sure how this constitutes bloodlust. Flatulo Aug 2013 #17

"war fantasies" isn't the same phrase as "bloodlust". delrem Aug 2013 #22

US: ''What are international norms?'' DeSwiss Aug 2013 #18

Uh, NO. jazzimov Aug 2013 #21

Show where those "rules that we (US) "claim" to adhere to" are written in international law. delrem Aug 2013 #23

A unilateral strike alone would not be legal. joshcryer Sep 2013 #30

wow. what a take on it.... delrem Sep 2013 #31

Just trying to think of ways around it. joshcryer Sep 2013 #33

Truly peacekeeping is total war? What kind of mindfuck is that? delrem Sep 2013 #34

That's how the UN defines it. joshcryer Sep 2013 #35

No it isn't. I suggest you converse with someone else, who speaks your language. delrem Sep 2013 #37

No need to be insulting. joshcryer Sep 2013 #38

that wasn't insulting, it was fact. delrem Sep 2013 #40

I doubt you even read the resolution I linked. joshcryer Sep 2013 #43

I don't speak Orwell War=Peace. Speak with a compatriot. delrem Sep 2013 #45

I don't believe that. joshcryer Sep 2013 #58

No country that is not only responsible for War Crimes but for the exoneration sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #52

It is "illegal"... kentuck Sep 2013 #26

I totally disagree with that last. delrem Sep 2013 #28

"Legal" is legal as defined by our laws. kentuck Sep 2013 #47

US laws don't cut it in an international arena, where the object is the bombing of another country. delrem Sep 2013 #51

US laws don't cut outside the US period dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #62

actually, they are, or at least they're supposed to be.... mike_c Sep 2013 #69

This is what Cheney means by "American exceptionalism." DirkGently Sep 2013 #32

As much as it pains me to see children gassed paulrandfu Sep 2013 #36

If the US isn't lying through it's ass again.... anyhow, such a strike is illegal plain and simple. delrem Sep 2013 #39

I agree it's illegal. Unilateralism should have died when Bush left office n/t Violet_Crumble Sep 2013 #41

So what? So is using chemical weapons. What will anyone do about it if we act The Straight Story Sep 2013 #44

Bad argument. Won't reply. delrem Sep 2013 #48

We didn't punish our own war criminals MNBrewer Sep 2013 #65

It is a warranted action to the powers that be and that is all that matters, fact. Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #46

define "warranted", define "powers that be". delrem Sep 2013 #50

I explained how it is done here in the US, and it is a fact..just as I stated. There exists Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #53

I find it to be discouraging that the US is playing out the same charade once again. delrem Sep 2013 #54

Why would those running the government change? They're not there to learn, but act. Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #56

I speak of the american population. delrem Sep 2013 #57

The American population is not giving blind consent this time and keep in mind Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #63

Syria is 1 of 5 countries that has refused to be a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention. randome Sep 2013 #66

The USA is one of the few countries that has NOT signed... bvar22 Sep 2013 #68

And the only one to ever drop atomic bombs on an enemy - on civilians in fact kenny blankenship Sep 2013 #81

But it is the prerogative of the decider to decide if, when, and where a third-world country is indepat Sep 2013 #70

Only 9% are induldging in war fantasies on this one KurtNYC Sep 2013 #71

Maybe its time AsahinaKimi Sep 2013 #72

From your lips to Goddess' ears. nt 99th_Monkey Sep 2013 #73

No "War For Profit." blkmusclmachine Sep 2013 #75

Re. Legality of bombing attack. Source please. lumpy Sep 2013 #77

kick woo me with science Sep 2013 #78

kick woo me with science Sep 2013 #79

Hey, thanks for kicking my post! delrem Sep 2013 #80