But at first blush, I'll say that "soveriegnty" doesn't mean the unbridled right of the might to run roughshod over the wishes and best interests of the other people on this planet. But maybe I'm too idealistic.
What problems in particular are we not truly able to handle on our own or with "dialog" with like minded(ie) "democratic and freedom loving" nations?
The UN is the worst form of democracy, when countries like the Sudan, which uses the euphemism "abduction" for the sale of christian women and children into slavery- actually sits on the UN Human Rights Council! Why the UN? why not dialog with NATO, the WTO, G8 or other loose affiliation that does not presume to chastise the US for its sovereignty?
If your son or daughter were in the military, would you EVER, under any circumstances, trust the UN to deploy OUR troops? If so, please state the circumstances and describe the actions that the UN has taken- in the last decade, to have won your esteem?