We seldom exercise the veto in relation to Israel. We did a few weeks ago, but usually we abstain. We have a terminal case of not wanting to offend the ragheads. We could have a more powerful Veto by involving ourselves in a mutual defense pact with Israel and putting the full force and might of the US military in their corner.
Charles Mims http://www.the-sandbox.org -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lowell R. Matthews Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 12:34 AM To: The Sandbox Discussion List Subject: Re: [Sndbox] Israel and the real enemy to peace And here's the reason the U.S. can't afford to totally withdraw from the United Nations -- doing so would mean sacrificing its Security Council veto and would leave Israel even more exposed. ---Lowell ________________________________ Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net ________________________________ Changes to your subscription (unsubs, nomail, digest) can be made by going to http://sandboxmail.net/mailman/listinfo/sndbox_sandboxmail.net
