In message , DRS
writes
"Chris H" wrote in message

In message , DRS
writes

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And why the US is seen as a rouge stage by most of the world.

A rouge state? Only by the wingnuts in here.

It is not acceptable to merely
deem someone a terrorist or a criminal by fiat. It must be
established by evidence.

Afghanistan offered to give OBL to the US is the USA had any credible
evidence.... the USA could not produce any evidence and the Afghans
did not turn him over. SO the USA illegally invaded.

There is genuine dispute among international jurists about the legitimacy of
the Taliban government given the state of armed resistance to it.

Several countries recognised it. Also just because there is a civil war
it does not give anyone external the right to invade.

BTW the Russians in Afghanistan were invited in be the legitimate
government yet the USA armed and trained the terrorists including Al-
Qeada and those who became the Taliban.

However that is separate to the illegality of the invasion.

Also the only way an irregular army can survive is if the people support
them and after 8 years I think the answer is obvious.

The
invasion of Iraq was unquestionably illegal

I think you are right but in the UK at least there is no definitive
answer and there wont be for about 18 months

but the invasion of Afghanistan
is legally ambiguous.

I agree but I think 8 years on it is a bit irrelevant now. The
question is how many decades will it take to get out without loosing too
badly.

The US may wind up having to do it alone.

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