denny | Question about justification for war... (Reply)

I think a large amount of people believe that America wants to go to war either for material gain (notably the oil issue) or territorial gain, rather than any motive based on protecting the innocent or saving the world from evil...

What I want to know is: What would actually happen if George Bush just made a speech saying "Fuck you all, we're bigger than them and we want their country, and we intend to take it by force". So beginning a war of invasion fought on much the same basis as they always have been - imperialism, greed and lunacy :)

What would happen? Would ~~NATO~~ the UN be obliged to declare war on the USA? Would ~~NATO~~ the UN actually do it? Would they stand a chance? Who else is likely to try and stop the USA if they just decide they're going to help themselves? I'm curious as to why Bush doesn't just get stuck in without bothering to justify himself, really...

(this chain of thought revived by this article posted by