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Richard Stringer wrote: Just how long would the UN last if the US decided it had enough of its silly Eurocentric pandering and told it bye bye ? It certainly wouldn't exist as it is today. The US is by far the largest contributor to the UN budget. http://www.globalpolicy.org/finance/tables/reg-budget/large04.htm[^]
I thought the US was in arrears ?? :confused::confused: Regardz Colin J Davies Attention: It's finally arrived, The worlds first DSP.
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Richard Stringer wrote: Just how long would the UN last if the US decided it had enough of its silly Eurocentric pandering and told it bye bye ? It wouldn't last and everyone here knows it. I believe we should pull out and recover the real estate. Anyone with a lick of sense understands that it is a useless and corrupt debating society. One example: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,132682,00.html[^] It stands by and whines while the Sudan exercises the national perogative of genocide and applauds when the perennial refuges in Palestine (whatever the hell that is) sacrifice their young at the alter of Arrafat. Mike "liberals are being driven crazy by the fact that Bush is so popular with Americans, and thus by the realization that anyone to the left of center is utterly marginal." JAMES TRAUB NY Times "I don't want a president who is friends with France or Germany" Me "I plan to vote for Kerry before I vote against him." Me "There you go agin." RR
I agree. The UN has become little more than irrelevant. How many times has Iraq, Israel, and Turkey violated a resolution? The US was removed from the Comission on Human Rights and replaced with Sudan and Sierra Leone. Syria, who is in violation of resolution 520 along with Isreal, is serving as the head of of the Security Council. By the way, did you know that Israel is the only state ineligible to serve on the Security Council? In fact, one could argue that anti-semitism pervades UN policy. Unconvinced? Compare the number of drafted resolutions condemning Israel as opposed to those condemning Palestinians. Do I really need to mention the lack of action regarding genocide in Rwanda and Sudan at this point? I guess it's not all bad though. Afterall UNICEF is doing some great work.
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I thought the US was in arrears ?? :confused::confused: Regardz Colin J Davies Attention: It's finally arrived, The worlds first DSP.
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Just how long would the UN last if the US decided it had enough of its silly Eurocentric pandering and told it bye bye ? Other than the hookers working around the UN building who would care ? Does anyone other than France really think that the UN is needed or respected anymore by any of the countries that count ? Richard "Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer --Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
The UN has become nothing more than Europe's last pathetic little effort to maintain something that might be called 'global hegemony'. Kind of sad, really. Still, maybe we should help keep it propped up just to make them feel important. God only knows that if it helps prevent another tyrannical, European mad-man from trying to conquer the world, its worth a few bucks. "Benedict Arnold was a war hero too."
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Just how long would the UN last if the US decided it had enough of its silly Eurocentric pandering and told it bye bye ? Other than the hookers working around the UN building who would care ? Does anyone other than France really think that the UN is needed or respected anymore by any of the countries that count ? Richard "Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer --Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Richard Stringer wrote: Just how long would the UN last if the US decided it had enough of its silly Eurocentric pandering and told it bye bye ? Other than the hookers working around the UN building who would care ? Does anyone other than France really think that the UN is needed or respected anymore by any of the countries that count ? I think virtually every country in the world except for the US thinks that the UN is important. Given the diversity of countries in the world, the decisions (or non-decisions) of any international body are going to displease a lot of people. Almost every country bar the US accepts that reality and still thinks that international cooperation through diplomacy is a goal worth pursuing. John Carson "I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute--where no Catholic prelate would tell the President (should he be Catholic) how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishoners for whom to vote ... and where no man is denied public office merely because his religion differs from the President who might appoint him or the people who might elect him. - John F. Kennedy
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The UN has become nothing more than Europe's last pathetic little effort to maintain something that might be called 'global hegemony'. Kind of sad, really. Still, maybe we should help keep it propped up just to make them feel important. God only knows that if it helps prevent another tyrannical, European mad-man from trying to conquer the world, its worth a few bucks. "Benedict Arnold was a war hero too."
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I agree. The UN has become little more than irrelevant. How many times has Iraq, Israel, and Turkey violated a resolution? The US was removed from the Comission on Human Rights and replaced with Sudan and Sierra Leone. Syria, who is in violation of resolution 520 along with Isreal, is serving as the head of of the Security Council. By the way, did you know that Israel is the only state ineligible to serve on the Security Council? In fact, one could argue that anti-semitism pervades UN policy. Unconvinced? Compare the number of drafted resolutions condemning Israel as opposed to those condemning Palestinians. Do I really need to mention the lack of action regarding genocide in Rwanda and Sudan at this point? I guess it's not all bad though. Afterall UNICEF is doing some great work.
Seeing as the Isreali military and government is officially sactioning the murder of Palestinians, it makes sense to officially tell them not to with a UN resolution. Since the Palestinian murderers are random terrorists who don't belong to an official government organization who do you send the UN resolution to in their case?
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Seeing as the Isreali military and government is officially sactioning the murder of Palestinians, it makes sense to officially tell them not to with a UN resolution. Since the Palestinian murderers are random terrorists who don't belong to an official government organization who do you send the UN resolution to in their case?
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Daniel Ferguson wrote: Since the Palestinian murderers are random terrorists who don't belong to an official government organization who do you send the UN resolution to in their case? Resolution 1368 (9/12/2001) condemned the September 11th terrorist attacks without specifically mentioning any person, group, or state. The UN has demonstrated that it is not only capable, but willing to do so in some cases.
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Daniel Ferguson wrote: Since the Palestinian murderers are random terrorists who don't belong to an official government organization who do you send the UN resolution to in their case? Resolution 1368 (9/12/2001) condemned the September 11th terrorist attacks without specifically mentioning any person, group, or state. The UN has demonstrated that it is not only capable, but willing to do so in some cases.
Brian Gideon wrote: The UN has demonstrated that it is not only capable, but willing to do so in some cases. They ought to do it more often.
I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours. ~Stephen Roberts
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The UN has become nothing more than Europe's last pathetic little effort to maintain something that might be called 'global hegemony'. Kind of sad, really. Still, maybe we should help keep it propped up just to make them feel important. God only knows that if it helps prevent another tyrannical, European mad-man from trying to conquer the world, its worth a few bucks. "Benedict Arnold was a war hero too."
Stan Shannon wrote: nothing more than Europe's last pathetic little effort to maintain something that might be called 'global hegemony' What.. and it's getting in the way of the USA's attempts at hegemony? :rolleyes: I, for one, welcome our greedy new US world overlords! ;P
I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours. ~Stephen Roberts
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