[RobFromGa]

Russia and China and France would have opposed authorization in the Security Council for an American invasion of Iraq for free no matter what.

Yeah, sure. Whatever you say. Hearing you call someone else illogical is worth a good laugh at least. Even if they would have opposed the US for free, that isn't what happened. Saddam bought them off and no amount of additional time spent at the UN was going to change anyone's mind.

The obvious result of all this is that it makes Pres. Bush's decision to act without the UN the only logical decision. Waiting for a bunch of corrupt beaurocrats to enforce their own resolutions was not gonna happen. I only regret we gave them any deference.

[Destro]

That is like saying you would pay the Pope to be against Gay marriage. What Saddam did was reward his allies. America did the same thing after the invasion in a sense - we only allowed coalition members to get contracts in Iraq.

Saddam was giving out oil contracts to is allies so he could stick it to nations who were against him - it was not a bribe - you only bribe people who are likely to vote against you.

[Paul_Denton]

The obvious result of all this is that it makes Pres. Bush's decision to act without the UN the only logical decision. Waiting for a bunch of corrupt beaurocrats to enforce their own resolutions was not gonna happen. I only regret we gave them any deference.

Unless sHitlery becomes president in 2008, that mistake will never be made again. We need to Get the U.N. out of the U.S. and U.S. out of the U.N.

[dervish]

Arab oil money is buying off the same Security Council three from acting on the genocide in Sudan.

[samtheman]

The obvious result of all this is that it makes Pres. Bush's decision to act without the UN the only logical decision. Waiting for a bunch of corrupt beaurocrats to enforce their own resolutions was not gonna happen. I only regret we gave them any deference.

I share your regret.