Did we get UN approval before invading Afghanistan?

[HeroOfPellinor]

Technically, the Taliban had done about as much to the world as Saddam has, yet France and Germany and Canada sent troups to help in that effort. What makes this war so different?

 

[Nocturnal]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
Technically, the Taliban had done about as much to the world as Saddam has, yet France and Germany and Canada sent troups to help in that effort. What makes this war so different?

I guess there's no proof linking Sadaam to the 9/11 attacks nor did he claim responsibility for it like a lot of the al Quida members did.

 

[tcsenter]

Technically, the Taliban had done about as much to the world as Saddam has, yet France and Germany and Canada sent troups to help in that effort. What makes this war so different?

France and Germany didn't have much financial interest in the Taliban.

 

[Chadder007]

Originally posted by: tcsenter

Technically, the Taliban had done about as much to the world as Saddam has, yet France and Germany and Canada sent troups to help in that effort. What makes this war so different?

France and Germany didn't have much financial interest in the Taliban.

Exactly.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
Technically, the Taliban had done about as much to the world as Saddam has, yet France and Germany and Canada sent troups to help in that effort. What makes this war so different?

I guess there's no proof linking Sadaam to the 9/11 attacks nor did he claim responsibility for it like a lot of the al Quida members did.

Al Qaeda was a terrorist group...we were going after the Taliban regime who ruled Afghanistan not just Al Qaeda.

 

[HappyPuppy]

If you support terrorists you are our enemy. The Taliban supported Al Qaeda. End of story.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
If you support terrorists you are our enemy. The Taliban supported Al Qaeda. End of story.

Saddam supports Palestinian terrorist by giving money to their families. I'm still trying to figure out what the big difference is...why people are shrieking in the streets and burning American flags over this one.

 

[Lotheron]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
If you support terrorists you are our enemy. The Taliban supported Al Qaeda. End of story.

What about France, Russia, and Germany then?

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
Technically, the Taliban had done about as much to the world as Saddam has, yet France and Germany and Canada sent troups to help in that effort. What makes this war so different?

9/11 and bringing Al Queda to Justice.

 

[rpc64]

Even if Saddam only terrorizes his own people he is still a terrorist.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: tcsenter

Technically, the Taliban had done about as much to the world as Saddam has, yet France and Germany and Canada sent troups to help in that effort. What makes this war so different?

France and Germany didn't have much financial interest in the Taliban.

 

[0roo0roo]

no un approval of kosovo either. genocide doesn't move the UN, nothin will

 

[BeauJangles]

We didn't get or need UN approval because the war in afganhistan was a counter-attack; we had been attacked first and, according to international law we are allowed to defend ourselves and counter-attack.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
We didn't get or need UN approval because the war in afganhistan was a counter-attack; we had been attacked first and, according to international law we are allowed to defend ourselves and counter-attack.

We weren't attacked by Afghanistan or the Taliban which is who we went after. Some people in their country were doing bad things. How is that war any more justified than what we're doing in Iraq?

 

[tcsenter]

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: tcsenter

Technically, the Taliban had done about as much to the world as Saddam has, yet France and Germany and Canada sent troups to help in that effort. What makes this war so different?

France and Germany didn't have much financial interest in the Taliban.

I can only guess why the 'rolling eyes', and I concede you're entirely correct.

I left out Russia. I should have wrote, "France, Germany, and Russia didn't have much financial interest in the Taliban."

Thanks!

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
We didn't get or need UN approval because the war in afganhistan was a counter-attack; we had been attacked first and, according to international law we are allowed to defend ourselves and counter-attack.

We weren't attacked by Afghanistan or the Taliban which is who we went after. Some people in their country were doing bad things. How is that war any more justified than what we're doing in Iraq?

The US proved the Taliban - Osama Bin Laden link. To strike back at OBL we had to invade Afghanistan, because that's where he was. That war was not preemptive.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
We didn't get or need UN approval because the war in afganhistan was a counter-attack; we had been attacked first and, according to international law we are allowed to defend ourselves and counter-attack.

We weren't attacked by Afghanistan or the Taliban which is who we went after. Some people in their country were doing bad things. How is that war any more justified than what we're doing in Iraq?

The Taliban were aiding and protecting Al Queda, they had to be removed to get Al Queda. The 2 situations were entirely different.