"Lloyd Parker" wrote in message
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As you said, it was with the UN.

The UN (actually, I believe it was Russia) brokered a cessation of
hostilities, contingent on Hussein complying with certain resolutions. He
didn't, so hostilities were resumed with the authority granted by the US
Congress. It's pretty simple, when you read the documents.

Not under international law. There has to be more than a whim.

Nope. There hasn't. It's a perk of being a superpower.

That's what Hitler said about Poland.

He had it, too, until he decided to continue on. Remember the policy of
"appeasement". We don't do that, no more.

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Kevin
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