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Originally posted by Cerek:
Now you can agree with that analogy or not, as you like. But THAT is how a LOT of Americans feel about international affairs and that is another reason Bush was re-elected. Because a lot of American are tired of having our troops used as internation police when it suits the U.N., but not being allowed to go after our own perceived enemies because the U.N. wouldn't let us. And many WERE glad when President Bush finally had the kahunas to say "Hey listen, we don't NEED your approval OR your help. You can help us if you want, but we can do it without you if you don't. After all the support we have given the U.N. over the years, it only seems fair that you should return some of that support. But if you don't want to, that's fine. We'll do it ourselves. And don't come crying to us the next time YOU want to put OUR troops in harms way for YOUR objectives.
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The UN can't go after
anyone's enemies unless they're given a green light from the Security Counsil. This is just the way it works. It's not an army for hire.
Much of the credability of UN comes from it's, relatively speaking, neutrality regarding international issues. It would lose that credability if it gave resources and material for a military campaign that wasn't sanctioned by the Security Counsil. Image how this could be abused. I also want to note that it wasn't the really UN who voted down USA regarding the latest Iraq war, rather it was the individual countries within the Security Counsil.
It's true that USA have given much to the UN, but that debt can't be repayed by demanding that the UN do something that's against their own rules. They follow those rules because those, and various other international agreements, are the only thing even resembling a judiciary system we have on an international level. The world on this level is mostly self-moderating. This is probably the biggest reason so many people around the world protest whenever the USA chooses to go it's own way. They feel that the USA broken agreements they've made with others, but they also know that it's not much that can be done about it. No world government to complain to. Any international agreement only has as much weigh as countries choose to put into it. USA is a major player and the expectations on it are very high.