STAYIN' ALIVE

I noted below that wingnut memes have more lives than a cat and I was reminded again of this today when I ran into a commenter on Politico claimed that UN Resolution 1441 permitted the US to invade Iraq. This is false! 1441 required the entire Security Council to meet to decide what to to next:

4. Decides that false statements or omissions in the declarations submittedby Iraq pursuant to this resolution and failure by Iraq at any time to comply with, and cooperate fully in the implementation of, this resolution shall constitute a further material breach of Iraq’s obligations and will be reported to the Council forassessment in accordance with paragraphs 11 and 12 below;

11. Directs the Executive Chairman of UNMOVIC and the Director-General of the IAEA to report immediately to the Council any interference by Iraq with inspection activities, as well as any failure by Iraq to comply with its disarmament obligations, including its obligations regarding inspections under this resolution;

12. Decides to convene immediately upon receipt of a report in accordance with paragraphs 4 or 11 above, in order to consider the situation and the need for full compliance with all of the relevant Council resolutions in order to secure international peace and security;

This is why Bush and Blair tried to get ANOTHER resolution which would authorize the use of force.