Faced with the dramatic developmen’s currently underway in Iraq–the Socialist International (SI) released a statement deploring the decision of the United States Administration to begin action of "preventive" unilateral war against Iraq- without the authorization of the Security Council of the United Nations–and maintaining that diplomatic and political initiatives–under the full control of the Security Council of the United Nations–must resume immediately.
The SI stressed its commitment to democracy and the respect of human rights in Iraq–calling on the international community–under the leadership of the United Nations–to guarantee an independent and democratic future for Iraq
It referred to action of the United States as "weakening the central role of international institutions in the domain of international security."