Should the Unites States Withdraw From United Nations ?

[DuncanK]

We should leave, because it holds us back. Its as simple as that. Nothing makes that more appearant than this current fiasco.

[Alexander's Horse]

hELLO? Are you Americans on planet earth?

If China wanted to invade Taiwan do you think it would be okay for them to do that if they withdrew from the UN?

You should be proud of the UN. Its an institution the US set up and it has worked very well. Most of the criticism of the UN is just pig ignorance from people who have no idea what the UN does - eradicated small pox from the planet for one thing, keeps refugees alive for another. The UN Security Council is only a very small part of what the UN system is or does.

You made an umpire and when you don't like the umpire's decision you leave? Grow up.

The UN system isn't perfect but if we lose the UN we're back to the law of the jungle that gave the world WWI and WWII. I can't see how that could be in anyone's interests.

[GePap]

Don't trample too hard on the abject ignorance of so many people here AH.If you take that away, what do they have left?

[Frozzy]

*cough*League of Nations*cough*

[cinch]

I understand that a lot of people (Americans, mostly) are unhappy with the bureaucratic approach of the U.N., but I think you guys leaving would be a bad scene.

If you don't like how it works, try and change it. Alot of people don't like that Bush won the election, but that doesn't mean they give up on American democracy.

[Lancer]

Beat me to it Frozzy.

Nukes have ended major wars, not the UN. Nice rant though AH. I'll give it a 9.5.

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by Frozzy
*cough*League of Nations*cough*

Right. And does anyone here know why the League of Nations failed and why the United Nations works?

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by Lancer
Beat me to it Frozzy.

Nukes have ended major wars, not the UN. Nice rant though AH. I'll give it a 9.5.

Like most ordinary Americans, what you know about international affairs could be written on the back of a postage stamp. I believe the word is "squat".

[chequita guevara]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
People like Chegitz, who are internal problems,

And proud of it. And don't you discount me yet, longhorn. We commies can cause lotsa trouble for you warmongers. We did in Vietnam and the proxy wars in Central America. If your war lasts too long, we'll destablize the whole country.

[Lancer]

It's amazing what they can put on the back of a postage stamp these days.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
Right. And does anyone here know why the League of Nations failed and why the United Nations works?

Because they both lack real power to compel states to do anything?

[David Floyd]

If your war lasts too long, we'll destablize the whole country.

Well, I hate communism, so keep your revolution away from me and don't **** with my rights and it's all good.

[GePap]

If nukes stop wars, then every state and every group should have nukes, NO? After all, nukes equal peace.....

AH: if Americans are utterly ignorant of so many things the UN does it is beacue they live so far away from the areas in which the great difference is made. It would be nice for the WHO to collapse though, then in a few decades, some god-awefull disease comes to life somewehre, someone with it travels to the US and elsewhere and then Bamm, new pandemic kills millions...maybe then these spolied little brats calling for the end of the UN will get to see the reality of the wolrd and that there are copnsequences to petulence and acting like a child.

Thankfully though, such abjectly moronic notions will always fail: after all, as Che would say, the government is run by corporate business interests, and most rich business men know how much a stable world means to their pocket book.

[DinoDoc]

You'll be the first against the wall, DF. Or so che has said.

[GePap]

Must we wait for the revolution to hang all the libertarians? Why?