Change in UN may hit Bush's plans

The Scotsman ^ | Jan 2nd, 2002

[rface]

This is all coming down to the wire and I can only hope that Bush plays America's cards correctly. There's an awful lot that can go wrong here......

[Libertarianize the GOP]

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[Semper Paratus]

That article is a big 'So What'.

[elfman2]

"Germany - one of the leading opponents of military action against Iraq - was handed one of the ten non-permanent seats on the Security Council. "

How are these "handed" out?

[elfman2]

"But Lord Healey, the former Labour chancellor, warned of "disastrous consequences" should…"

That's it. We've gone too far. Now Lord Healey's threatening us.

[rs79bm]

This gives Germany a golden opportunity to get back on the right track with the U.S. ..... but then again, I think not.

[Dog Gone]

Bush has never said that a UN resolution is necessary before we move. Not once. Ever.

Germany will more likely be drooling over the opportunity to support us at the UN rather than at home, though.

None of this means anything, except at the margins.

[Crossbow Eel]

It was in the news today Germany would support the US !

[My Favorite Headache]

Usually by the socialist game of Uno:

[Dog Gone]

That's good news. In the end, I think everyone will support us. Nobody wants to support a loser.

[Michael Barnes]

There's an awful lot that can go wrong here......

Yeah, for the U.N.

Face it, the UN, their nada, zilch, zip. I hope they try to interfere with our plans...Maybe more Americans will realize why the U.S. needs to ditch the U.N. and all of it's appeasments..

[Michael Barnes]

Side note, I support us "going it alone"..Were the world's "last Super Power"; damnit, let's act like it.

[Cicero]

Bush will go ahead on schedule, and as he suggested earlier, if Germany or the UN doesn't like it they will simply prove themselves irrelevant and politically impotent.

[okie01]

"None of this means anything, except at the margins."

You mean like at The Scotsman. Plus, I should imagine, The Guardian.

Then, squarely at the margin, there is the New York Times...

[Dog Gone]

Well, actually I meant that it means something at the margins in that it helps give some countries political cover at home to provide assistance. Being able to tell the home population that they are assisting the UN is often more palatable than to admit they're helping us.

But, I have to admit, your take on my comments is equally true.

[elfman2]

Only on FR would someone do a Google search to find a graphic for a one liner.

Nice profile. I'm typing now reclined with my 8-week-old son asleep on my chest. We named him Rush. If he turns out to be liberal, he can claim I'm a fan of the band.

[hchutch]

If Germany becomes a pain...

Well, screw `em. We'll remember the next time they ask us to bail their butts out.

[Timesink]

This is all coming down to the wire and I can only hope that Bush plays America's cards correctly. There's an awful lot that can go wrong here......

Yes, but absolutely none of the things that could go wrong involve the UN one bit. The UN is meaningless.

[Humidston]

I'm with George Will on the subject of UN votes...

If Europe wants to form a "EURO Union" fine. Then all the members of that Union get only ONE vote in the U.N.