lesson in law
... They are above the law, whether it is in the form our own constitution or the international law set for every country. ... It is conceivable that through international law, President Bush jr. might have a case against Iraq, however, if you truly understand the law you would see it not to be so. “International law is quite clear: Country A cannot attack Country B unless Country B has already attacked Country A or is about to attack Country A. ... ” (Rothschild 2002) On the topic of international law, it has been explained that a country has the right to attack another country if there is fear of an attack from that country. ... “Actually, under international law, Saddam Hussein may have a better case for attacking the United States today than Bush has for attacking Iraq, since Bush is threatening an imminent war against Iraq. ... “As signatories to the UN charter, Americans have agreed to abide by a body of international law that explicitly governs the conditions under which nations may go to war. ... A dictatorship, where the congress has no say, international law is tossed away, and we openly violate the rights of other countries to do as they will.