Word: sofaer
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...about an undeclared war? That raises the problem of the legitimacy of the war itself. Abraham Sofaer, former legal counsel to the State Department, and others advance this argument: Article 51 of the United Nations Charter recognizes the right of self-defense against armed attack, not only for the victim nation but also for others coming to its aid. Kuwait has appealed for help under Article 51, and the U.N. Security Council has in effect underwritten that appeal by passing resolutions condemning Iraq. Thus the U.S. could legitimately strike Iraq and exercise all the rights of a belligerent, including...