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Originally posted by Groove
Under international law it is illegal to invade a sovereign state unless they have attacked you or are about to attack you. If the US invades Iraq without the support of the UN it will be committing an illegal act.
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The Administration said from the beginning that it did not have to go to the UN to act. The Administration, will be merely imposing the terms of the cease fire that the UN imposed upon Iraq in 1991, so no it will not be acting illegally. In addition Iraq has been committing acts of war weekly since 1991 in that it has repeatedly fired upon coalition forces (the USA and the British). In addition Saddam has more than once called for the killing of Americans where ever they may be found so a case can be made that he his an imminent threat to the security of US assets abroad and even mainland. Legalities are usually open for interpretation.