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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
So Kerry credits Kofi Annan--who a few days before had condemned the "illegal" American war in Iraq--as a more accurate source of information on the subject than the president of the United States.
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And why does this get conservatives all up in arms? From Annan's perspective, as Secretary General of the U.N., the war was clearly illegal - it was a use of force not authorized by the U.N. security counsel.
The fact that you don't believe in international law doesn't make it not illegal to those who do.
Ad(and for the record, whether it was legal or not is completely beside the point)der