[CharacterCounts]

The Ethiopia invasion showed the fatal weakness of the multilateral approach favored by liberals then and now. When Mussolini's intentions became clear, the British boldly declared their support for taking action -- but only if the other members of the league would agree to do their share. The French refused even to vote for economic sanctions, much less military action.

History repeats.

[goldstategop]

High time to get out of UN and get the UN out of the US. Before our sovereignty and ability to protect ourselves from the hordes of international leftists who dominate the world body is irretrievably compromised.

[Michael Sidiropoulos]

Does anyone have stats? What percentage of the UN's member countries are dictatorships?

[Defiant]

We don't know if the story is true, but I believe it likely to be true. In the course of his conquest of the Persian empire, while in the city of Gordion in Anatolia (now Turkey, then peopled by Indo-European Hittites, semitic people and colonies of free Greeks), he confronted the Gordion Knot, a rope tied in a mystifying knot. The Gordion Knot was in the courtyard of the temple to Zeus in the Acropolis of Gordion. It was said that the man who could untie the knot would become ruler of all Asia.

Many had tried and failed to untie the knot, and Alexander's generals were undoubtedly a bit nervous about the bad mojo that would result if Alexander failed in the task. In fact, it was a bold move to enter Gordion and attempt the feat, for failure would demoralize an army that was highly superstitious.

Alexander walked up to the acropolis, entered the temple and stood before the knot, deep in thought. Presently, he spoke. "It doesn't matter how the knot is loosened". He drew his sword, cutting the rope and thereby achieving an untying of the knot.

It's time for us to cut the Gordion Knot that is UN politics. We can have Colin Powell try to untangle the diplomatic wishes of Cameroon, Mexico and Angola. Or we can unsheath our sword, cut through that morass of filth and stench, and do what we wish to do.

Alexander went on to conquer Asia (at least, the part that was known to the Greeks, and some parts beyond). Let's cut our own Gordion Knot and be done with Iraq, the UN, and the terrorists beyond.

[MidAmerican]

Has France forgot that they are called France today because of America?

[sheik yerbouty]

Relevant? Not then, not now, not ever!

[FourtySeven]

When, exactly, was U.N. ever relevant?

Easy: Never.

[wtc911]

UN relevant only once....summer 1950.

[CharacterCounts]

Bump for a little British - French history.