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Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
... U.S. should be interventionist when it come to...rare instances when the UN acts competently, as well as when US security is directly threatened.
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i agree. the UN is rarely competent.
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Originally posted by ktsnake
...The UN has failed in its peacekeeping mission due to corruption and cowardice (see: Rwanda). The UN can no longer be looked to for military solutions to global problems. In fact, the UN really can't even be trusted to administer human aide programs (see: Iraq oil for food program).
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The UN has proved itself ineffective on more than one occassion. How do you think the U.S. handles foreign public opinion when making any decision contradicting a U.N. "decision?"
do you forsee any U.S. action to redirect millions of impressionable children left orphaned by AIDS and manipulated by warlords?