***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 8 - LIVE THREAD***

Various | 3/27/2003 | Me

[ninenot]

People are still dying in Iraq and they are already tripping over their corpses to cash in on Iraq?

The question is: "What do France and lawyers have in common?"

[Krodg]

Even so he seems biased.

He made me and Shep both ill last night. Poor Shep tried to get him to say something reasonable, but all he spouted was Iraqi propaganda.

[Ophiucus]

I think you've got it. There comes times in history where events call people and nations to be on one side or the other. WWII was such a time. Either you stand up against a spreading evil or you help it along.

After this war, we'll many nations like France trying to get in and profit from our sacrifice. Luckily, Bush and Blair are standing firm and will continue to do so.

[TonyInOhio]

Now where did this additional 15,000 troops come from

II Marine Expeditionary Force, through Jordan.

That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it. :-)

[Cboldt]

Now where did this additional 15,000 troops come from.

And, another 100,000 coming, on the way to Iraq, where the first 90,000 came from.

The coalition made phenomenal accomplishments in the last week, and did so with less than half of the "man on the ground" power available. THis shows how serious our determination is, and reinforces GWB's promise that there will be no half-measures.

[Ophiucus]

I think they were already enroute and there was a division that was supposed to deploy through Turkey that had to be rerouted through the Suez and around the Arabian penninsula.

[SoldiersGirl]

Excuse me for having to ask, it's just that I don't exactly know how the UN works...

Bush now has the right to Veto Frances bid to get into Iraq for the rebuilding right? And, if this is correct, then how did he gain that vveto power? and if it's wrong...pretend I never asked :-)

[Dog]

Ahhhh!

Tony that is a division size force that just popped up...

[Cboldt]

"What do France and lawyers have in common?"

They both stink?

[SoldiersGirl]

Soldiers also left from Ft Hood on tuesday...they may be getting counted in.

[TheExploited]

When I think of the Iraqi Central Command, I can't help but think of the joke about Custer saying "where did all these efing Indians come from?" They will not know what hit them.

[Miss Marple]

There are 5 countries which have a veto on the Security Council: Britain, USA, France, Russia, and China. These are the old allies of WWII.

ANY one of the members with this power can veto a resolution. That is how the Security Council was set up.

The other members of the Security Council have their seats on a rotating basis. That is why Cameroon is on the Security Council right now but Japan is not.

[Ophiucus]

Not a problem -ask away :-)

Basically, when the UN was formed, there was a general council which any nation could join and a security council which had the "big dogs" of the day: the Allies (US, Britain, France, etc.), USSR, and China were permanent members. The permanent members can block any resolution brought by the general council.

[Jaded]

I don't recall that. I was multi tasking at the time. I just remembered she acted like creating WMDs was no big deal. I thought that was bizarre.

[Jaded]

The sky.

[Ophiucus]

For more info:
Security Council hompage.

:-)

[Krodg]

It all sounds like good news to me.

[SoldiersGirl]

It only takes one veto to block a resolution? You would think I'd know this considering all thats been going on. I was under the assumption that the problems we had with the UN were because 2 countries were going to say no about Iraq. France and China.
But a single no is powerful enough? Or, will it take Blair and Bush to both veto?

[Straight Vermonter]

Richard Perle has resigned. Breaking on PMSNBC.

[aristeides]

Richard Perle has resigned.

Sounds like Sy Hersh's New Yorker article may be true after all.

Or is somebody annoyed that Perle's assurances about what would happen in an Iraq war have not panned out?