Mexico's Castaneda Says Small Nations Should Tie Up U.S. in UN

Bloomberg ^ | November 6, 2002 | John Lyons

[Reaganwuzthebest]

Mexico City, Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Mexico's Foreign Minister Jorge Castaneda, recalling the novel Gulliver's Travels, said smaller countries on the United Nation's Security Council should tie up the U.S. to bring it in line with their views on issues such as Iraqi arms inspections, the Universal newspaper reported.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

``I like very much the metaphor of Gulliver, of ensnarling the giant,''

And these are our friends??

[RightWhale]

This is somewhat out-of-date news. Mexico and France are on board for the vote tomorrow, Friday.

[RetiredArmy]

``I like very much the metaphor of Gulliver, of ensnarling the giant,'' Castaneda said in an interview with the newspaper. ``Tying it up, with nails, with thread, with 20,000 nets that bog it down: these nets being norms, principles, resolutions, agreements, and bilateral, regional and international covenants.''

I like the thought of a team of Seals, Green Bennies or Marines coming into your house to clean house! How does that grab you ass hole?

[Seruzawa]

...smaller countries on the United Nation's Security Council should tie up the U.S......

So, what's new?

[dfwgator]

Bring back the PRI!!

[Dubya]

Our good friends in Mexico.

/S

[gubamyster]

And these are our friends??

They are not our friends. Friends wouldn't dump the scum of their country on somebody else for them to feed, educate and medicate.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

This is somewhat out-of-date news. Mexico and France are on board for the vote tomorrow, Friday.

It tells you what they really think of us though doesn't it??

[CatoRenasci]

Will someone remind this little [Ethnic Slur Deleted] that the last time we had a really serious disagreement with Mexico they lost half the territory they stole from their Spanish overlords, and that we really don't give a [Explative Deleted] what his [Ethnic Slur Delted] little banana republic thinks.

[Tailgunner Joe]

[SouthernFreebird]

Oh I don't think we've come to the point of being tied up by pissant Countries yet. We will do what we want/need to do.

[RippleFire]

BUMP

[Reaganwuzthebest]

Friends wouldn't dump the scum of their country on somebody else for them to feed, educate and medicate.

Not to mention incarcerate.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Perhaps this feller only looked at the pictures and could not read the English.

If he had read the story, the entire story, he would know that Gulliver stopped a silly war between the two pipsqueak kingdoms.

How nice to have big, strong leader with some common sense!

[tiki]

No problem, I say we just tie up our foreign aid and shut down the border.

[RightWhale]

Sure they think of us like that. They think if we can't be controlled that we will take all the planet's resources and leave them with a prospect of poverty forever. Nevermind that they will be in poverty forever anyway. The UN is all they have, but if they push it too hard they will lose it.

[Born to Conserve]

I think China is the only country we're tip-toeing around -- the rest are either of the same sentiment as us, are irrelevent, or are about to get ground to a powder.

[kapj]

Why don't we just annex the Mexican oil fields and be done with them????