Thus the United States taking down a tyrant was striking a blow at one of the major pillars holding up the UN. Remember that the UN was founded in the wake of the two World Wars, and the failed "League of Nations." Making all nations safe from invasion is a big thing, but because it protects a lot of bad actors, the UN does not like to dwell on this angle publicly.
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Close the U.N. down and solve many problems. Or at least send it all to Brussels, where it really belongs.
There's a lot to be said for sending them to Brussels...but I'm thinking....
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/at.html
Background:
These uninhabited islands came under Australian authority in 1931; formal administration began two years later. Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine habitat; in 1983, it became a National Nature Reserve. Cartier Island, a former bombing range, is now a marine reserve.
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Location:
Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island
Area - comparative:
about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Coastline:
74.1 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Climate: tropical
Terrain: low with sand and coral
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 3 m