LIBYA 2011 IS NOT IRAQ 2003March 22, 2011 PROFESSOR JUAN COLEHere are the differences between George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the current United Nations action in Libya:1. The action in Libya was authorized by the United Nations Security Council. That in Iraq was not. By the UN Charter, military action after 1945 should either come as self-defense or with UNSC authorization. Most countries in the world are signatories to the charter and bound by its provisions.2. The Libyan people had risen up and thrown off the Qaddafi regime, with...
Thursday, 24 March 2011
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