“If, as seems to have been the case, American, British, and Australian armed forces have simply moved across the Iraqi border, that is an invasion.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
“And it is utterly reprehensible.
“It is an absolutely clear-cut case of a larger country bullying a smaller country and this should have no place in our world.” – with limited apologies to Prime Minister Abbott for trivial modifications to his words of August 29.
Would Mr Abbott please explain to me, in a way that I can understand, why Russia’s suspected invasion of Ukraine is any different from our invasion of Iraq?
“I have indicated (the invasion of Iraq)] was not in conformity with the UN charter. From our point ofview and from the charter point of view {invading Iraq) was illegal.” – Then-Secretary General Annan,September, 2004.
Is it an “invasion,” “reprehensible,” and “bullying” when someone else does it, just not us?
Judy Bamberger
ACT
