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Originally Posted by Jay
There was no mandate, it was merely a statement.
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UNSC Resolution 1546.
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...9. Notes that the presence of the multinational force in Iraq is at the request of the incoming Interim Government of Iraq and therefore reaffirms the authorization for the multinational force under unified command established under resolution 1511 (2003), having regard to the letters annexed to this resolution...
...12. Decides further that the mandate for the multinational force shall be
reviewed at the request of the Government of Iraq or twelve months from the date of his resolution, and that this mandate shall expire upon the completion of the political process set out in paragraph four above, and declares that it will terminate this mandate earlier if requested by the Government of Iraq;
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Originally Posted by Jay
So, why do we even care about UN mandate?
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I know India doesn't care. My post was in response to your countryman who decided that this was a good opportunity to sling more arrows at the US.
I would like to know how he can define the US presence in Iraq as an occupation, when we are there at the request of the Government of Iraq and with UN authorization.
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Hari_Om who made the comparison, not me.