AND WHO NEEDS THE PERMISSION OR SUPPORT OF THE UN ANYWAY?

NealzNuz ^ | 03/10/2003 | Neal Boortz

[SeeRushToldU_So]

This information comes from the Council on Foreign Relations. That ought to give your conspiracy advocates something to angst over.

Since the United Nations was formed there have been about 26 international conflicts. Shooting wars involving member nations. Of these 26 conflicts, only 3 received UN support. The three that did receive U.N. support were The Korean War, the Gulf War and the war in Afghanistan. You have noted, haven't you, that the United States requested the UN approval in all three instances. The Russians, the French and the Chinese .. all of who have engaged in international conflicts since the inception of the United Nations, have never sought UN backing for their military moves.

[SeeRushToldU_So]

Interesting.

[maeng]

PLEASEEEEE...some one of you freepers who is registered on the DU site, post this over there!!!!

[Cosmo]

Big Bump.
Can someone provide a list of the military actions taken by the French Russians and Chinese? The Russians, of course, would seek to absolve themselves from this discussion as "Russia" has not technically existed since the U.N.'s inception until very recently. But I see no such loophole for France and China.

[freeper12]

>>AND WHO NEEDS THE PERMISSION OR SUPPORT OF THE UN ANYWAY?

Not GWB apparently...thats why he sends Colin Powell over their every few days to beg for it....

[SeeRushToldU_So]

Bump

[F16Fighter]

"This information comes from the Council on Foreign Relations. That ought to give your conspiracy advocates something to angst over."

Quite frankly, this would explain the un-explainable.

[Cagey]

The Russians, the French and the Chinese .. all of who have engaged in international conflicts since the inception of the United Nations, have never sought UN backing for their military moves.

Yes, very interesting. The UN is nothing more than a place to work at in NY so one can get DPL license plates and get good parking spots near the better restaurants.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Very good catch Rush......thanks for the ping.......

[NeoCaveman]

France: they have (unwelcome) troops in the Ivory Coast as we speak, without U.N. sanction.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

QUESTION: "AND WHO NEEDS THE PERMISSION OR SUPPORT OF THE UN ANYWAY?"

ANSWER: American office holders.

[Slip18]

Indeed, very interesting.

We don't need the UN's support. 9/11 decided that.

[cookcounty]

All my life I've resisted the "get the UN out.." crowd as being to extreme. In 1970 while waiting for my draft notice, I took a trip and visited NY. I was fascinated by the UN, I liked it a lot.

But I'm at the "get the UN out" door now, my hand is raised and I'm about to start knocking. I can't believe this, but my country , and LIBERTY need to come first.

[TheGrimReaper]

Good for you.... go ahead - bang the door.
The UN is a cash-sucking (over 1/4 of it OUR cash) bureaucrat's haven; a paper-shuffling debate club.
It's ONLY redeeming feature is that it has acted as a "meals on wheels" organization from time to time.
Other than that, it is a conglomeration of US-hating dictatorships and banana republics, most of which would relish seeing the United States brought to its knees and reduced to third world status....while we fund its socialist nonsense.

But, boy-o-boy, the UN really has Saddam scared now, doesn't it?? I bet he's quaking in his Gucci shoes this very minute at the prospect of..... an 18TH UN RESOLUTION GIVING HIM ONE MORE CHANCE TO DISARM!! And if he doesn't...the French will furiously draft a 19TH resolution. Oh the humanity!

Deliberately or accidentally, George W. Bush is forcing the UN to expose itself as the utterly worthless lot of Marxist butt-kissers that it is.

[TheGrimReaper]

And where were the tinhorn "leaders" of the UN while nearly a million people were being butchered in Rwanda?
Debating the color of the new upholstery in the Security Council conference room, no doubt.

[Argh]

Very interesting.

[dalebert]

Bump! Democrats need the UN. Just ask Tommy Daschle.