Reply #26: Well, the Bush administration laid out its case for the war pretty clearly.

[Shaktimaan]

I was against the war, personally. Ethically, I think the war's execution was by far the most criminal aspect of the endeavor, as there did exist a convincing argument for the morality of removing Saddam from power. But I honestly don't know enough about the legality of such situations to rule on whether or not the invasion was clearly illegal. And regardless of whether initiating the war violated international law, I don't know if that has any subsequent bearing on whether the occupation is legal.

It's not a matter of convincing me of the war's illegality. I'm curious whether you actually know why the coalition occupation would be considered illegal.