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Originally posted by Displaced Flames fan@Feb 6 2005, 11:55 AM
I haven't been paying close enough attention to know that people here have called for the end of the UN over this.
For me, it's more about the UN being part of the problem in Iraq for a dozen years and then choosing to do nothing to fix the problem they created and instead demonized the US for ending Hussein's reign. It calls into question the motives of the body, and those should be PURE.
The UN should be held to the highest possible standards.
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The UN is nothing but the conglomeration of its member states.
America is arguably its greatest and most valuable state.
America called for the sanctions on Iraq.
America is famous for being the least supportive and most deliquent of all UN member states.
America failed the UN which failed Iraq.
It is without question that if America had helped provide the will and the resources for the UN to better accomplish their mission in Iraq they would have. Instead they do nothing for those 10 years of sanctions but complain about how useless the UN is and then cry foul when the UN fails in a mission THEY, the USA, wanted them to undertake.
That is not about hating America, it is about demanding they accept responsibility as the greatest nation on earth or that they stop complaining about the institutions trying to fill the gap they refuse to accept needs to be filled. (The inclusion, legitimacy, and co-operation gap)
Claeren.
PS - It should be pointed out that while there was corruption in the UN program they actually succeeded in keeping ANY sort of major weapons program from being developed in Iraq. (As admitted by the current Administration).