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The US was enforcing the UN no-fly zone with its air force. The Iraqi government routinely tried to shoot down these planes with anti-aircraft weapons. This alo
by leephillips 5y ago
The US was enforcing the UN no-fly zone with its air force. The Iraqi government routinely tried to shoot down these planes with anti-aircraft weapons. This alone was an act of war that justified removing the Iraqi government with force.
- azangru 5y agoI am sorry, I am utterly ignorant of international law. But can't declaration of a no-fly zone and its enforcement be construed as an act of war in itself?
- leephillips 5y agoYes, of course. Genocidal dictators do indeed sometimes describe UN peacekeeping and population protection measures as acts of war. Just as Putin will characterize any military attempts to defend Ukraine as acts of war against Russia.
- llampx 5y agoThink of it as a schoolyard bully who is also the teacher's pet.
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