Dreadsox,
I was asking you a question, not stating you had in fact said this or that.
Well I need to look up if the Ceacefire in Kosovo was in fact a UN ceacefire. If it was, you have a similar situation like Iraq. Remember the Iraq situation was a UN Ceacefire as well. But regardless of the ceacefire, you have the use of force against another country without Security Council approval. So if I can ask the same question again, isn't military action without the consent of the Security Council a violation of the UN charter? Remember, Kosovo is apart of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia had not attacked any country in any way. Looks to me like military action was a violation of the UN Charter. Yet, I don't see any of the serious problems or fallout from that military action( Kosovo) that people say we will suffer by not having UN approval in going into Iraq.
I fully agree that the USA should do its best to get as much support around the world, but if it can't convince the rest of the Security Council, I think it should take matters with other like minded countries into its own hands since it clearly has the legal bases to do so based on past resolutions. If Saddam is such a massive threat, which he indeed is, it would make little sense, in my opinion, to not act to defend ourselves and other from this threat, just because several members on the current Security Council disagree. In any event, it looks like Bush is succeeding. The Washington Post has reported that Saudi Arabia is now on board for military action(their not on the security Council). Mexico is also now on board with the USA. I think Bush is actually going to get his resolution.