Marching to an Illegal war

No war

In March 2002 long before the US publicly started waging its illegal war on Iraq it had already done some groundwork with its commitments with the American Poodle (UK). In a secret meeting held in Texas in July 2002 Blair and Bush agreed on principle to invade Iraq even if the UN or other nations disapprove of the invasion.

They agreed that regime change was the only solution to Iraq and weapons inspections was not the way to go. When discussing in detail if the international community will join forces in thie effort they said “Australia would be likely to participate on the same basis as the UK. France might be prepared to take part if she saw military action as inevitable. Russia and China, seeking to improve their US relations, might set aside their misgivings if sufficient attention were paid to their legal and economic concerns“. If you have the time then you could read the entire text of the Secret Document on Asia Times Online or could glance at a few interesting sections below which I have copied here for your convinence

– Agree to engage the US on the need to set military plans within a realistic political strategy, which includes identifying the succession to Saddam Hussein and creating the conditions necessary to justify government military action, which might include an ultimatum for the return of UN weapons inspectors to Iraq.

– Our objective should be a stable and law-abiding Iraq, within present borders, cooperating with the international community, no longer posing a threat to its neighbors or to international security, and abiding by its international obligations on WMD. It seems unlikely that this could be achieved while the current Iraqi regime remains in power. US military planning unambiguously takes as its objective the removal of Saddam Hussein’s regime, followed by elimination if Iraqi WMD. It is, however, by no means certain, in the view of UK officials, that one would necessarily follow from the other. Even if regime change is a necessary condition for controlling Iraqi WMD, it is certainly not a sufficient one.

– US views of international law vary from that of the UK and the international community. Regime change per se is not a proper basis for military action under international law. But regime change could result from action that is otherwise lawful. We would regard the use of force against Iraq, or any other state, as lawful if exercised in the right of individual or collective self-defense, if carried out to avert an overwhelming humanitarian catastrophe, or authorized by the UN Security Council. A detailed consideration of the legal issues, prepared earlier this year, is at Annex A. The legal position would depend on the precise circumstances at the time. Legal bases for an invasion of Iraq are in principle conceivable in both the first two instances, but would be difficult to establish because of, for example, the tests of immediacy and proportionality

– In the absence of UN authorization, there will be problems in securing the support of NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization] and EU partners. Australia would be likely to participate on the same basis as the UK. France might be prepared to take part if she saw military action as inevitable. Russia and China, seeking to improve their US relations, might set aside their misgivings if sufficient attention were paid to their legal and economic concerns. Probably the best we could expect from the region would be neutrality. The US is likely to restrain Israel from taking part in military action. In practice, much of the international community would find it difficult to stand in the way of the determined course of the US hegemon. However, the greater the international support, the greater the prospects of success.

Extracted from Asia Times Online


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2 responses to “Marching to an Illegal war”

  1. shobz Avatar

    i read a piece in the sun which talks about our “esteemed” governor of sindh who is still receiving benefits from the uk government. the government just found out that he is the governor of sindh. they find it outrageous that he lives in such a huge palace back home while he is receiving benefits. i dont know if ppl back home know about it.
    well i know that this is not the right placee to talk about it but then i needed to get ur attention.

  2. Teeth Maestro Avatar

    We would like to hear more about our esteemed gov. Honestly I would not be surprised if he is living a dual life. Cheaters always remain cheaters at heart. Go ahead expose him 😉 I anxiously await your insights