[Tamzee]

Nice catch! I've never seen anyone point that out before!

Also, the CNN article makes it pretty clear that Clinton and Blair didn't feel it at all necessary to get the U.N.'s advice or permission prior to striking.... and nobody was protesting or demanding they do so.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Yup, and Bush ended up fudging around with the Germans, French, and the Russians at the UN for 6 months when we didn't need to, because the authorization was already in place around November 1998 and was to remain in place so long as Saddam was in flagrant violation of UN resolutions from the moment it was drafted.

[Annie03]

Well, depends on who it is. If it's a Democrat, it's okay. If it's Pres Bush, well, that's different.