On Wed, 19 Feb 2003 06:31:42 -0800 (PST) Net Llama! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- Roger Oberholtzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 18:28:46 -0800 (PST) > > Net Llama! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > --- Roger Oberholtzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 14:49:27 +1000 > > > > Keith Antoine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Remember it was said at the time of the Gulf war, "why didn't > > they > > > > finish > > > > > the job"; now things are coming home to roost. > > > > > > > > They didn't finish it because they followed the U.N. resolution of > > > > that > > > > time. See where the U.N. get you? > > > > > > THe UN does alot more than just resolve international disputes. > > > > But is it a MAJOR function. If they can't act to resolve things, I > > What defines a 'major funtion' of the UN? General expectations of the populace, maybe? I doubt if anyone would be surprised to hear that the UN should get countries to play nice. Most would think it was the major function it 'should' provide. In addition to all the humanitarian efforts. > > think > > they should not scream at those who do. Their inaction forces > > unilateral > > action. It is no excuse for ill advised unilateral action, but it is > > one big > > cause for it. In fact, the UN is, in this area, a tool that you can > > use when > > you don't want some action. > > How so? Demand that when one country interacts with another in some way that they cannot do so without UN approval. In the best of worlds, this would be a good thing to require. But, knowing that the UN can never decide in a timely fashion means that the interaction will not happen for a very long time. At least, this has been the case historically. Sometimes 'slow' is good. But not always. -- +����������������������������+�������������������������������+ � Roger Oberholtzer � E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] � � OPQ Systems AB � WWW: http://www.opq.se/ � � Erik Dahlbergsgatan 41-43 � Phone: Int + 46 8 314223 � � 115 34 Stockholm � Mobile: Int + 46 733 621657 � � Sweden � Fax: Int + 46 8 302602 � +����������������������������+�������������������������������+ _______________________________________________ General mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/general
