UN resolution 1441 authorized the regime change in Iraq if Saddam Hussain did not comply with the Cease Fire Agreement of 1991. It gave him one last chance to comply, something he had refused to do for 12 years and in spite of 16 previous resolutions. You should read UN 1441 and see for yourself that it does not say that another resolution was necessary. If you still think it's illegal, sue us.
Your concern and crocodile tears for the casualties of the liberation of Iraq are as bogus as your attempt to personalize it to my role. If only you, and others like you, had shown the same concern for the hundreds of thousands of Shia and Kurds that Saddam had massacred and thrown into mass graves, and in his looting of the oil-for-food program which deprived his people of food and medicines while he built more palaces, and had joined in ending his regime, the insurgency would have given up the ghost much sooner. As it stands, they take heart and inspiration from people like you who sympathise with them and oppose the liberation, and are now targeting their fellow Muslims in an attempt to turn back the clock. My country has pledged to the Shia, the Kurds and those Sunnis who want freedom and democracy that we will stand with them until they prevail, no matter what, with or without assistance from anyone else. We know we can always count on the Aussies to do what's right, and Tony Blair has been honest as honest he could be with the facts that he had. Feel free to blah, blah, blah about that! --- Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Gabe Menezes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 29-Apr-2005 09:48 > Subject: Re: The War was Illegal. > To: [email protected] > > > To Mario, > > The war was definitely illegal and I now correct > myself that the > effects of the war, are the fruits that are borne. > The reports of > wanton destruction and loss of life that comes > almost everyday out of > Iraq, are a testament to this. > > Tony Blair's ratings as far as his honesty goes have > dropped from 75 > percent to 25 percent. So you Mario can be counted > amongst the > minority. The majority of us believe that the war > was illegal and that > we were lied to by George Bush and by Tony Blair. > The head of the U.N. > also stated last year that the war was illegal; now > the powers that be > in the U.S. want to hound him out of office. > > You may go on and on - blah, blah, blah. The bottom > line does not > change; you may pick and select those parts of > learned opinion to > suit; even the Guardian which is a supporter of the > Labour Party has > misgivings as to the honesty and intentions of our > P.M. > > Being over the age limit, excusably you could not > possibly volunteer > for duty in Iraq. You may further praise all those > youngsters who are > giving their lives, for goodness > knows what. The fact is you would be reluctant to > see one of your sons > of daughters doing active service in Iraq! > > Cheers, > Gabe Menezes. > London England. > > > -- > Cheers, > > Gabe Menezes. > London, England > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- * G * O * A * N * E * T *** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Make your mother in Goa happy on Mothers' Day. http://www.goa-world.com/goa/expressions/mothersday/ Limited "Mother's Happiness" packages. First come, first serve. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
