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WolverineDeus commented 4 months ago

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The Iraq War: Legal or Illegal?

Pinky wants some answers: Is the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq legal or illegal? Do any of the charges of illegality we've been hearing ...

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@Hperman09 ". The 1991 Gulf War never ended..."

I cannot believe that people are still talking about this a decade after the fact and still getting it wrong. The "all necessary means" sanction in Resolution 678 expired on April 6, 1991 when Iraq accepted the provisions of Resolution 687, and th...

• WolverineDeus commented 10 months ago

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  The Iraq War: Legal or Illegal?

  Pinky wants some answers: Is the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq legal or illegal? Do any of the charges of illegality we've been hearing ...

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  WolverineDeus said:

  @davetileguy You misspelled "Libya".

• WolverineDeus commented 10 months ago

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  The Iraq War: Legal or Illegal?

  Pinky wants some answers: Is the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq legal or illegal? Do any of the charges of illegality we've been hearing ...

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  WolverineDeus said:

  @NitroJunkie626 "They defend terrorists every time they're interviewed about gitmo, just watch the news."

  Unresponsive. A generalization is not a documentation. You continue to spew ad hominem nonsense in place of rational thought, like most denizens of Fox Nation. Perhaps you should consider ma...

• WolverineDeus commented 10 months ago

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  The Iraq War: Legal or Illegal?

  Pinky wants some answers: Is the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq legal or illegal? Do any of the charges of illegality we've been hearing ...

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  WolverineDeus said:

  @NitroJunkie626 "They defend terrorists every time they're interviewed about gitmo, just watch the news."

  Unresponsive. A generalization is not a documentation. You continue to spew ad hominem nonsense in place of rational thought, like most denizens of Fox Nation. Perhaps you should consider m...

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WolverineDeus commented 4 months ago

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Shock & Awe

The opening of the Iraq War.

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@pudgenet "nothing in the Charter...says the U.S. cannot act without UN approval"

Actually, had you bothered to read the Peter Danchin essay to which I referred you earlier, you would understand that regime change, preventative war, and acting under color of spurious claims of national interest ...

• WolverineDeus commented 4 months ago

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  The opening of the Iraq War.

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  WolverineDeus said:

  @pudgenet The requirements of UNSC Resolution 687 were fulfilled on April 6, 1991, when Iraq formally ratified its terms. On that date, the authorization for the use of force (i.e., "all necessary means) stipulated in UNSC Resolution 678 expired and was never revived. The UN Charter contains s...

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  The opening of the Iraq War.

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  WolverineDeus said:

  @pudgenet "This is a made-up theory"

  It is refreshing to note that your knowledge of the US Constitution is on a par with your understanding of i9nternational law. Pursuant to Article VI, Section 2 of the Constitution (aka the "Supremacy Clause") all treaties ratified by Congress, of which the U...

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WolverineDeus commented 4 months ago

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The opening of the Iraq War.

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@pudgenet I refuse to engage in a childish playground altercation with you. You perceive my pointing out the absurdity of your position as a form of insult or abuse. I perceive your arguments as logically and factually unsustainable. If you find that perception insulting, oh bloody well.

• WolverineDeus commented 4 months ago

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  The opening of the Iraq War.

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  WolverineDeus said:

  @pudgenet You seem to be very free with the insults and abusive attitude. I am neither illiterate nor stupid, I can assure you. Your position, that the US action in invading Iraq in 2003 can in any way be justified, either under international law or out of considerations of self-interest, is me...

• WolverineDeus commented 4 months ago

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  The opening of the Iraq War.

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  WolverineDeus said:

  @pudgenet In other words, you cannot cite a single authority to support your position -- which is not surprising, since your position is totally invalid. You can sit there and claim that I am lying all day, but at the end of the day you still won't know what you are talking about. I invite you...

• WolverineDeus commented 4 months ago

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  The opening of the Iraq War.

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  WolverineDeus said:

  @pudgenet "no empowerment was necessary."

  Then you agree that the unilateral action of the US/UK Coalition in invading Iraq in 2003 was illegal under applicable international law and lacked even the pretense of legitimacy? If that is your position, then I must agree with you without any reserva...

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  WolverineDeus said:

  @pudgenet ". It means no such thing. What it means is that the UNSC is promising to do something. It is in NO WAY a restraint on member states."

  I suggest that you educate yourself more fully regarding both international law and the meaning of the language contained in UN Resolutions. I defy y...

• WolverineDeus commented 4 months ago

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  @pudgenet In addition to the specific meaning of the key phrase "Decides to remain seized of the matter," there is also the strictly logical question of why, in passing 1441, the Security Council would have empowered the US and Britain to act unilaterally against the wishes of the majority of the...

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  @pudgenet "You're lying."

  Sorry, but ignorance is no substitute for actual knowledge and understanding. Section 14 of UN Resolution 1441 states that the UNSC: "Decides to remain seized of the matter." If you knew anything about the legal terminology of UN Resolutions generally, you would recog...

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  The opening of the Iraq War.

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  Actually, the language of the UN resolutions pertaining to the original Gulf War in 1991 leaves no doubt that the UN mandate for armed intervention by the US-led Coalition expired when Iraq was expelled from Kuwait and a cease-fire agreed. There was no "unfinished work of 687," and 1441 specific...

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WolverineDeus commented 4 months ago

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It is not the business of the United States of America to defend the interests of Israel, and to spend US taxpayer money or to shed American blood on behalf of militant Zionist imperialism in Palestine would be criminal folly. Israel has in the past attacked US ships (i.e., USS Liberty) on the h...

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  @USAFVeteranRet It is not the business of the United States of America to defend the interests of Israel, and to spend US taxpayer money or to shed American blood on behalf of militant Zionist imperialism in Palestine would be criminal folly. Israel has in the past attacked US ships (i.e., USS L...

• WolverineDeus commented 4 months ago

  WolverineDeus said:

  Actually, the language of the UN resolutions pertaining to the original Gulf War in 1991 leaves no doubt that the UN mandate for armed intervention by the US-led Coalition expired when Iraq was expelled from Kuwait and a cease-fire agreed. There was no "unfinished work of 687," and 1441 specifica...

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WolverineDeus commented 10 months ago

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WI Protests - Fight For the Middle Class

Cenk Uygur gives an update on huge protests in Wisconsin over the weekend, including a video compilation of local news reports from the area. He ex...

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@ACRScout57 I'm not going to engage in a grade-school pissing contest with you

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  The Crusades ("Eyes Without a Face" by Billy Idol)

  Scenes from "Kingdom of Heaven" and a documentary.

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  @nielsdejong "the Muslims were the ones who first invaded Christian territory"

  Possibly because Christianity predated the inception of Islam by approximately 800 years?

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  I'm Voting Republican

  www.ImVotingRepublican.com

  I'm Voting Republican is a satirical look at the likely outcome of another four years of Republican government. The no...

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  WolverineDeus said:

  @denalaurens "It is unconstitutional for public employees to endanger the health, safety and security of communities in order to strike."

  How does teachers going on strike "endanger the health, safety and security of communities"? Your entire rant is a non sequitur, and totally off topic.

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  Bunnies/Babies In Blender? Controversial Anti-Planned Parenthood Ad

  Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss an ad from the American Life League suggesting that Planned Parenthood does the equivalent of putting live bab...

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  WolverineDeus said:

  @bluefootedpig Actually, Pro Choice is exactly that: pro-Choice. Anti-Choice advocates stand for the proposition that the coercive power of government should be used to compel everyone to adhere to their own narrow standards of morality, and to force everyone to bow down to their sectarian relig...

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