Mark, money is not a reason to do it or not to do it in my opinion. It either needs to be done or it doesn't. The UN either makes resolutions it intends to enforce, or it hands out pieces of paper that are a waste of time.
The inefficiency of the UN comes from the fact that the UN is inefficient. It makes rules it doesn't intend to enforce and then all the members bog down into "we want to do it this way." The whole UN issue is a failure of all the nations involved,
not just Bush's foreign policy as you stated. Bush is suppose to be able to cure the world's ills?
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Do you not think the anger against America has no connection to the attitudes of the current US government? Does it mean that since we are already hated, we might as well play the part and push them more?
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Certainly it does, just as I mentioned a current anger against France in the US is based on the attitudes of that current government. It's ok to disagree.
Alot of resentment towards the US comes from the fact that "if push comes to shove" we can do what we choose, while many others cannot. Of course, we shouldn't go around doing whatever we please, but does the US have to appease everyone?
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The troops that enter Iraq have to be from all (or most of) the nations of the UN. If not Iraq will merely be thought of by many as a stepping stone on the way to Global Domination by the USA (not my opinion).
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Too bad the UN isn't going to send anyone.
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I ask again, what good is a War if can not find the weapons that are at issue here? This is a quagmire that we will be unable to extricate ourselves from.
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You keep asking this question despite the fact that Hans Blix has answered it on three different occasions. The inspectors can never search out and find WoMD because it's not a job the inspectors are capable of doing. The job of the inspectors is to oversee the disarmament process, not to disarm Iraq. Iraq is suppose to disarm itself under the inspectors oversight. The Iraqis have to surrender such weapons or submit proof of their destruction. The Iraqis have done neither.
Don't kid yourself Mark, if Iraq completely submits to disarmament or is conquered their capability to create WoMD will be destroyed, and the stockpiled weapons will be found.
[ 02-16-2003, 03:17 PM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ]