From: "Tony Ingenoso" 

*NONE* of that is a vote for "UN branded" troops to do the deed.  All that
is is a wishful hope that someone with the means might step in to do what
the UN itself was unwilling to do.

"Monte Davis"  wrote in message
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> "Robert Comer"  wrote:
>
> >What difference does that make?  We did have a very large coalition the
> >first time around, even had a lot of middle east countries in it. The U.N
> >didn't oppose it in gulf war I...
>
> Why give ground on this point? The UN actively called for military
> action. Gary and Tony are in fasntasy land.
>
> Security Council Res. 660, 2 Aug 1990: "Demands that Iraq withdraw
> immediately and unconditionally all its forces to the positions in
> which they were located on 1 August 1990"
>
> Res. 678, 29 Nov 1990: "Authorizes Member States, unless Iraq on or
> before 15 January 1991 fully implements Security Council resolutions,
> to use all necessary means to uphold and implement resolution 660
> (1990) and all subsequent relevant resolutions and to restore
> international peace and security in the area."
>
> And lots more... http://www.fas.org/news/un/iraq/sres/
>
> -Monte
>

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