We need to have up or down votes in the Security Counsel. If Russia wants to veto fine let them. They can then stand and defend their decision to the world and everyone can have another abject lesson in how useless the UN is.
Not bringing these issues to a vote is undermining the US internationally and giving cover to countries like Russia, who are gladly putting profit before world security and stability. Let them veto, and then let them try to justify their actions.
The UN does not want up or down votes unless they can guaranty the outcome. Its time to put these countries on record, you either support terrorist regimes or you dont.
I dont care one way or the other if Russia vetos as it will ultimately have no bearing on our actions. But it would be helpful to put these countries on record that in the end they support terrorists regimes.
If my memory of history is accurate, Russia failed to get into Iran as they failed to get into Afghanistan, and after having to watch the US slip in to Afghanistan so easily, the stops have been pulled out in Moscow to avoid it happening again in Iran or Syria.
Liberals want another Vietnam, and Putin is ready to give it to them.