3/23 TrollP. My dentist was arguing that the UN has become obsolete, along
the lines of the League of Nations. Now... I'm not going to argue
with a man who has a drill in my mouth. I was just wondering if
those right of center agree with that thought or if it is just
pure ignorance. I don't care what those left of center think.
\_ UN obsolecense rests on the premise that the US is the single
hyper/uber-power, and that no one can oppose us. This is premature,
as we still do not have the means of neutralizing unstable regimes
armed with nuclear weapons, and we've yet to prove that we can
smoothly execute a military campaign against a vastly inferior
target. The credibility of the Bush Admin's claim of UN
obsolecense hinges on an unqualified victory over Iraq. If
they cannot deliver such, the UN will emerge more popular (and
relevant) than before.
\_ Okay, look at it this way. The UN is a body of 'leaders' that
aren't elected, have no system of accountability, and yet still
dictate what constitutes 'proper' action for sovereign nations.
It just doesn't make very much sense to me to give any credence to
UN's 'authority'.
\_ The Bush admin just invaded Iraq without UN Security Council
creidbility by actually enforcing the 17 UN security council
approval, the whole time saying they didn't need a yes
vote to invade... but just in case kept trying to get one.
looks like the bush admin thinks the UN is pretty irrelevant
now. Thanks guys! see you in hell.
\_ Ha, this happened to a friend of mine when he was a kid. He said
his mom was arguing with the dentist and his dad was horrified.
His dad was like "just agree with the man! Our son is in his
hands!"
\_ If anything Bush has actually preserved any semblance of
credibility by enforcing the 17 UN security council
resolutions. That said, the US should never have joined the
United Nations. It was organized by Communists and has
been a complete failure at preventing conflict, instead
tacitly approving a number of genocides.
\_ So Bush has preserved the principles of the UN by ignoring
the principles of the UN? Put head back in sand.
\_ Better to pass endless resolutions forever. If *those* are
UN principles then we can do with out it. No one needs an
international debate club comprised mostly of third world
despots. |
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