pearl wrote:
>>Yes, you prefer to "respect" marginal BS hair-splitting sophistry about
>>"animal rights" supported by very few misguided people rather than
>>observe and respect the rights of your fellow man upheld by
>>international law.
>
> 'International Law Aspects of the Iraq War and Occupation

1. Iraq signed a cease-fire agreement following the Gulf War.
2. The terms of that agreement included immediate destruction of WMD and
weapons inspections protocol.
3. Iraq did not live up to certain terms of the cease-fire. That in and
of itself makes the resumption of war *LEGAL*.
4. The UN Security Council resolved 17 times over 12 years that Iraq
face "consequences" for violating various terms of the 1991 cease-fire.
5. The threat of resumption of force against Iraq was always implied, if
not explicit, in the resolutions of the UNSC, including Resolution 1441.

The war was legal. Saddam had plenty of chances to comply with the
cease-fire agreement, and I think he was given too much time. The Gulf
War did not end with a permanent peace treaty. Resumption of war was one
of the penalties for engaging in the prohibited actions in the
cease-fire agreement.