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To: CatHerd

“I suppose you consider Afghanistan to be a ‘UN war’ too?”

No; the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan was a NATO response to 9/11. The UN didn’t enter the picture until 2003 when it mandated a peacekeeping force.

Nice try, kid.


41 posted on 05/30/2023 3:22:05 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: ought-six

Please stop fighting with people. We are tired of it.


42 posted on 05/30/2023 3:37:37 PM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: ought-six

NATO bombed Serbia before the adoption of UNSCR 1244. The UN did not get involved until afterward.

At least there was UNSCR 1368 (which stopped short of authorizing the use of force) before we invaded Afghanistan. After we invaded, there was UNSCR 1373 (Nov. 2001) and UNSCR 1383 (Dec. 2001), setting out intentions and laying groundwork for UNSCR 1401, which provided the mandate for UNAMA. UNAMA’s mandate has been renewed/extended a number of times. Under the latest, UNSCR 2678, the mssion was extended until March 17, 2024. Also there was UNSCR 1368 (Dec. 2001) which provided the mandate for NATO-led ISAF (and renewed/extended by other UNSCRs through 2014):

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_69366.htm

After ISAF did its thing, it was time for NATO-led RSM, authorized under UNSC 2189:

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_113694.htm

We began bombing Serbia on March 24, 1999. UNSCR 1244 was adopted on June 10, 1999.

We invaded Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001. UNSCR 1368 (establishing NATO-led ISAF) was adopted on Dec. 20, 2001. UNSCR 1401 (establishing UNAMA) was adopted on March 28, 2002.

What makes you think Kosovo is so different from Afghanistan? Why is one “UN” and “multinational” in your mind, and the other “NATO”? Note, please, that ISAF and RSM had *more* troops from *more* non-NATO countries than KFOR.


44 posted on 05/30/2023 5:39:30 PM PDT by CatHerd (Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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