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Dennis Kucinich: Libya Air Strikes Could Be 'Impeachable Offense'

Monday, March 21, 2011


No, it isn't.

To begin with, the UN didn't compose a resolution all on its own and lobby members to support it.  It was and is a US led operation, both in the desire for military interventi­on and carrying it out.  

And the UN can resolve anything it wants, but the US military isn't required to commit its military to anything on the decision of the UN.  As a matter of fact, that resolution could have passed WITHOUT the US's vote (it just took 9 votes, and the US's was the 10th).  What made the US's vote significan­t is that it's up to those nations who voted yes to carry out the military action.  'No'-voter­s or abstainers aren't required to participat­e.  

And given our reputation and the bad PR we have in the Middle East, it would have been smart to stay out of the vote, to abstain or vote no.  But that would have meant no US military, and none of the other nations that voted yes would have gotten their militaries involved (or voted yes to support such an action).
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