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Originally posted by The Strangler
The United States is not an Islamic state. We have different views of Justice than you probably do. Personally, I think justice will finally be served if and when we depose Saddam. I think that Saddam ignoring UN regulations for over 7 years, his banning UN inspections from military bases, increasingly uincooperative stance during the inspections and his support of terrorism make this a just enough war.
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Yeh sure. I understand.
Yes he has broken some UN regulations.
But what about Isreal too?
Here is a short list of UN Resolutions, 1955-1992:
* Resolution 106: ". . . 'condemns' Israel for Gaza raid";
* Resolution 111: ". . . 'condemns' Israel for raid on Syria that killed fifty-six people";
* Resolution 127: ". . . 'recommends' Israel suspend its 'no-man's zone' in Jerusalem";
* Resolution 162: ". . . 'urges' Israel to comply with UN decisions";
* Resolution 171: ". . . determines flagrant violations' by Israel in its attack on Syria";
* Resolution 228: ". . . 'censures' Israel for its attack on Samu in the West Bank, then under Jordanian control";
* Resolution 237: ". . . 'urges' Israel to allow return of new 1967 Palestinian refugees";
* Resolution 248: ". . . 'condemns' Israel for its massive attack on Karameh in Jordan";
* Resolution 250: ". . . 'calls' on Israel to refrain from holding military parade in Jerusalem";
* Resolution 251: ". . . 'deeply deplores' Israeli military parade in Jerusalem in defiance of Resolution 250";
* Resolution 252: ". . . 'declares invalid' Israel's acts to unify Jerusalem as Jewish capital";
* Resolution 256: ". . . 'condemns' Israeli raids on Jordan as 'flagrant violation"";
* Resolution 259: ". . . 'deplores' Israel's refusal to accept UN mission to probe occupation";
* Resolution 262: ". . . 'condemns' Israel for attack on Beirut airport";
* Resolution 265: ". . . 'condemns' Israel for air attacks for Salt in Jordan";
* Resolution 267: ". . . 'censures' Israel for administrative acts to change the status of Jerusalem";
* Resolution 270: ". . . 'condemns' Israel for air attacks on villages in southern Lebanon";
* Resolution 271: ". . . 'condemns' Israel's failure to obey UN resolutions on Jerusalem";
* Resolution 279: ". . . 'demands' withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon";
* Resolution 280: ". . . 'condemns' Israeli's attacks against Lebanon";
* Resolution 285: ". . . 'demands' immediate Israeli withdrawal form Lebanon";
* Resolution 298: ". . . 'deplores' Israel's changing of the status of Jerusalem";
* Resolution 313: ". . . 'demands' that Israel stop attacks against Lebanon";
* Resolution 316: ". . . 'condemns' Israel for repeated attacks on Lebanon";
* Resolution 317: ". . . 'deplores' Israel's refusal to release Arabs abducted in Lebanon";
* Resolution 332: ". . . 'condemns' Israel's repeated attacks against Lebanon";
* Resolution 337: ". . . 'condemns' Israel for violating Lebanon's sovereignty";
* Resolution 347: ". . . 'condemns' Israeli attacks on Lebanon";
* Resolution 425: ". . . 'calls' on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon";
* Resolution 427: ". . . 'calls' on Israel to complete its withdrawal from Lebanon';
* Resolution 444: ". . . 'deplores' Israel's lack of cooperation with UN peacekeeping forces";
* Resolution 446: ". . . 'determines' that Israeli settlements are a 'serious obstruction' to peace and calls on Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention";
* Resolution 450: ". . . 'calls' on Israel to stop attacking Lebanon";
* Resolution 452: ". . . 'calls' on Israel to cease building settlements in occupied territories";
* Resolution 465: ". . . 'deplores' Israel's settlements and asks all member states not to assist Israel's settlements program";
* Resolution 467: ". . . 'strongly deplores' Israel's military intervention in Lebanon";
* Resolution 468: ". . . 'calls' on Israel to rescind illegal expulsions of two Palestinian mayors and a judge and to facilitate their return";
* Resolution 469: ". . . 'strongly deplores' Israel's failure to observe the council's order not to deport Palestinians";
* Resolution 471: ". . . 'expresses deep concern' at Israel's failure to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention";
* Resolution 476: ". . . 'reiterates' that Israel's claim to Jerusalem are 'null and void'";
* Resolution 478: ". . . 'censures (Israel) in the strongest terms' for its claim to Jerusalem in its 'Basic Law'";
* Resolution 484: ". . . 'declares it imperative' that Israel re-admit two deported Palestinian mayors";
* Resolution 487: ". . . 'strongly condemns' Israel for its attack on Iraq's nuclear facility";
* Resolution 497: ". . . 'decides' that Israel's annexation of Syria's Golan Heights is 'null and void' and demands that Israel rescinds its decision forthwith";
* Resolution 498: ". . . 'calls' on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon";
* Resolution 501: ". . . 'calls' on Israel to stop attacks against Lebanon and withdraw its troops";
* Resolution 509: ". . . 'demands' that Israel withdraw its forces forthwith and unconditionally from Lebanon";
* Resolution 515: ". . . 'demands' that Israel lift its siege of Beirut and allow food supplies to be brought in";
* Resolution 517: ". . . 'censures' Israel for failing to obey UN resolutions and demands that Israel withdraw its forces from Lebanon";
* Resolution 518: ". . . 'demands' that Israel cooperate fully with UN forces in Lebanon";
* Resolution 520: ". . . 'condemns' Israel's attack into West Beirut";
* Resolution 573: ". . . 'condemns' Israel 'vigorously' for bombing Tunisia in attack on PLO headquarters;
* Resolution 587: ". . . 'takes note' of previous calls on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon and urges all parties to withdraw";
* Resolution 592: ". . . 'strongly deplores' the killing of Palestinian students at Bir Zeit University by Israeli troops";
* Resolution 605: ". . . 'strongly deplores' Israel's policies and practices denying the human rights of Palestinians;
* Resolution 607: ".. . . 'calls' on Israel not to deport Palestinians and strongly requests it to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention;
* Resolution 608: ". . . 'deeply regrets' that Israel has defied the United Nations and deported Palestinian civilians";
* Resolution 636: ". . . 'deeply regrets' Israeli deportation of Palestinian civilians;
* Resolution 641: ". . . 'deplores' Israel's continuing deportation of Palestinians;
* Resolution 672: ". . . 'condemns' Israel for violence against Palestinians at the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount;
* Resolution 673: ". . . 'deplores' Israel's refusal to cooperate with the United Nations;
* Resolution 681: ". . . 'deplores' Israel's resumption of the deportation of Palestinians;
* Resolution 694: ". . . 'deplores' Israel's deportation of Palestinians and calls on it to ensure their safe and immediate return;
* Resolution 726: ". . . 'strongly condemns' Israel's deportation of Palestinians; and
* Resolution 799: ". . . 'strongly condemns' Israel's deportation of 413 Palestinians and calls for their immediate return.