The point is that Iraq and Afghanistan are entirely separate cases with different backgrounds and causes. You cannot equate the two.
larry On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 11:36:57 -0500, Andy Ousterhout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Point is that a coalition was assembled when possible. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons > > Andy, > > If you look at the nations involved with the coalition to out the > Taliban, you'll find it is composed of countries whose nationals were > killed by Alqueda on 9-11. Moreover the attack on Afghanistan had > nothing to do with a coaltion. The Bush administration invoked article > 5 of the NATO treaty - basically if a signatory country is attacked, > it is considered an attack on all the member countries of NATO. > Similar provisions exist in SEATO, and in the defense agreements with > Australia and New Zealand. > > So these countries participated because of their treaty oblications. > No such oblications existed in reference to the invasion of Iraq. > > larry > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=34 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:133212 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
