When you said, >"Among the fundamental concepts of nationhood are sovereignty of one's native land, control of its borders, and the right of the citizens to self-determination."
I am writing in to mention that the above is not your opinion, it is in fact part of the agreement the United States made to the rest of the world when we signed on as a member of the United Nations. It is the first paragraph of that Charter.
You then say, >"With the whole world watching, the current adminstration is about to violate (or already has) the national rights of Iraq."
You need to mention the violation of the Charter, the breaking of our treaty obligation to the rest of the world by virtue of this charter violation. Breaking a treaty is usually considered to be an act of war.
Caligubush is declaring war on the rest of the world. Either you join with the US on this,or you are part of the axis of evil.
We don't have much moral high-ground on this one unless Bush stops playing "I've got a secret" and justifies his actions to Americans and the rest of the world.
Publius
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