John Yoo, a former legal adviser to the Dubya administration and author of the so-called torture memo that justified Cheney's torture campaign, wrote in an article for National Review that the U.S. It provided a reason why Britain is a British nation. Empire.
Yu said President Obama has failed to “build a legal basis for attacking Iran” and is relying instead on the United Nations. This is a surprising statement, and very much in line with the type of neocon rhetoric seen just before the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan.
It is pointless, he argues, to expect aid from the United Nations.
Although the United Nations Charter guarantees each member state's territorial integrity and political independence and prohibits the use of force except in self-defense, many scholars and international officials believe that an aggressor could cross borders and attack. This has been interpreted to mean that the use of force is prohibited, except in cases of attack or cross-border attacks. I'm trying to do that. It provides for exceptions for war to prevent threats to international peace and security, but is subject to approval by the Security Council (which the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China all have veto power over). But only if… But the UN has no military of its own, a dysfunctional decision-making system, and a lack of political legitimacy. It goes against both American national interests and global welfare because any intervention, no matter how legitimate or beneficial, requires the approval of authoritarian states. Thankfully, the United States did not have to wait too long for Security Council permission to protect its interests…
A dictatorship?
… The president doesn't have to wait until an attack is imminent to take action. Iran's nuclear capabilities could cause a fundamental reversal of the balance of power, and that fact itself justifies action.
He calls for attacks such as:
While attacks are severe and sustained enough to destroy complex, protected, and dispersed facilities, pinpoint bombing of a single facility will not end Iran's nuclear program. Iran could respond by attacking Israel, Arab allies such as Saudi Arabia, and oil shipments in the Persian Gulf.
Mr. Yoo concludes his article as follows:
The United States has assumed the role previously held by Britain: ensuring free trade and economic development, disseminating liberal values, and maintaining international security. Attacking Iran's nuclear facilities would come at a cost in human life and political turmoil, but it would serve these interests and prevent further conflict and terrorism. Republican presidential candidates must begin preparing for a military strike to destroy Iran's nuclear program.
The truth is that the United States under the current administration, tool The British Empire – a monetary and financial empire that existed like a parasite, sucking the life of Britain out of the City of London and never going away. How much “economic development” can be expected from an attack on Iran, which will inevitably include Israel, Russia, and China?
