----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Nunn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 5:54 PM
Subject: RE: The UN


>
> > Jeroen wrote:
> > Come on now! While most of the world gives credibility
> > to the UN, you claim
> > as Absolute Truth that the UN is a discredited body.
>
> Unfortunately, the UN has no real teeth. They make resolutions and fail to
> follow-up when the resolution is ignored.  The original weapons
inspections
> are a perfect example.
>
> My personal viewpoint on the UN is that they are similar to a parent that
> makes constant empty unenforced threats to make their children behave and
> then are amazed when the children rebel and get away with it.
>
> This is not to say that the UN doesn't do good things in the world, but
when
> the UN makes a resolution and doesn't enforce it, why should they be taken
> seriously? What motivates rogue countries to comply when they know with
> almost no doubt that the UN will not do ANYTHING to force them to comply?
>

How many months would the UN last if the US decided to pull out of the UN?
Not very many I wouldnt think.


xponent
UN Delend.....Aw The Heck With It Maru
rob


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