Reply #20: Why did you sign?

[agarrett1]

This petition is fairly vaguely worded. Do you really mean that the UN should use all their "diplomatic and political" powers to prevent the U.S. from attacking Iran under all circumstances? No matter what Iran does? There is no circumstance whatsoever in which such an attack may be justified?

Next, just what does all "diplomatic and political" powers mean? Should the UN threaten to declare war, or authorize member states to do so, on the U.S., in order to prevent war with Iraq? That is, after all, one of its diplomatic and political powers.

Of course, I suspect the real reason is simpler. This is an online petition that doesn't really mean anything, and is just to make a simple point.

Drew Garrett