From: Phil Payne 

> One can have doubts about the illegality - the 1st Gulf war was never
> ended, formally. Parties agreed a truce under conditions (ao Irag's
> disarmament). One can state that Iraq did not comply with the
> conditions and thus the war could continue. That's why certain
> proponents claim that no additional agreement from the UN was
> necessary at all.
>
> This is, of course, all formalistic bs, but does raise doubts about
> the illegality of this all.

By that argument Russia could have invaded Berwick on Tweed.

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