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Originally posted by Skunk:
Actually, the motion was passed and agreed to by the US 50 years ago. And, as for the UN having no powers, well, we've already
been down this road in an earlier discussion. (see: What if Omsa Bin Laden seeks political asylum in Europe?). You'll note from that discussion that they UN has very real powers - which affect the wealthier nations a lot harder than the poorer ones.
And as for it being a big waste of your tax dollars - I hardly see how in light of the fact that the US is refusing to pay its full dues to the UN...
I'll start by the last point first: I'm not American. I'm Canadian! [img]smile.gif[/img]
Second, the UN has
NO powers what-so-ever. For the UN to have real powers, we (as the world) need to do the following:
1- Get rid of the Security Council
2- Give the UN a military force capable of
easilly crushing the strongest military force on the planet (China just in case some of you thought it might be the US)
3- All Nations to recongnize that the UN is a legitimate entity allowed to enforce it's rules within the national boundries of
all it's signatories.
4- For all nations to base their foreign policies on the
good of the world rather than the selfish interest of one (or few) country.
5- Have all nation pay their full dues to the UN with absolutely no exceptions.
Until all of the above is satisfied, the UN will remain a worthless piece of **** of an organisation whose nothing but a puppet!
BTW: don't even try to make me change my position on this. [img]smile.gif[/img]