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International Law Facts Saddam Hussein has been a horrible and arbitrary leader of the Iraqi regime. Hussein has committed many counts of genocide and hate crimes against the Kurds and Shia Muslims of Iraq. Mr. Hussein has also invaded Kuwait during the Gulf War of 1991, disobeying the Charter of the United Nations, Chapter one, Article two, Sections three and four. The United States in fact, took action against the Iraqi military. President Bush Sr. and his military pressured them back to their homeland, bombarded their cities and, forced them to have United Nation inspectors, and placed sanctions on the country. Yet the Bush Sr. administration fell short of sending Saddam Hussein into exile, which was their primary goal. The Law The International Law that was created concerning this matter was applied to Hussein when invading Iraq. The Charter of the United Nations, Chapter one, Article two, Sections four states that “All members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purpose of the United Nations.”(www.un.org/Over…) Both the United States and the Iraqi regime have defied this law.
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