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Forum => Kenya Discussion => Topic started by: Nowayhaha on March 10, 2022, 06:14:45 PM
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Libya was done with Security Council cover, even though they breached/went overboard re the specific authorization, so I'd put that in a separate category in terms of legality.
Iraq has no comparison: just straight up hooliganism, (Syria comes close).
I'd put Afghanistan and Ukraine on a par. They are both a mix of 'legitimate complaint' and 'illegal nonetheless.' The Taliban was hosting Al-Qaeeda on 9/11 and after, till they were thrown out, in addition to their ugly oppression of women. Ukraine really was gonna let NATO bases have access to the Russian border plus oppressing Russian separatists. In other words, these are illegal wars for which you can make some sort of 'it's understandable' argument. For the others, you can't.
Libya was kinda legal but as vile as Syria and Iraq because the authorization was achieved under false pretenses.
As to the poll, I'm both 'War is evil' and 'War should be sanctioned by UNSC.' But I'd add regional bodies (like AU) as well, provided its all under pre-signed treaties/conventions, of course. Also, that we seriously need to restructure security systems, both at UN and regional levels.