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To: The Philosopher who wrote (9016)5/18/1999 6:53:00 PM
From: Dayuhan  Read Replies (1) of 17770
 
we have a world body for determining precisely those issues.

In this case we have run afoul of a UN provision that we have wielded in support of our own objectives a number of times: the Security Council veto provision. Milosevic can do what he wants without fear of UN intervention because he has Uncle Ivan to veto any move against him, just as (pardon the digression) the Israelis can do what they want without fear of UN intervention because they have Uncle Sam to run interference for them. Just as the Arab states went around the UN with direct military action, NATO is evading Ivan's veto by taking military action outside the UN structure.

Perhaps a topic for discussion here: should we support removal of the veto power, and accept the limitations it places on our own operation? Or should we simply take it for granted that aggrieved parties blocked by the veto will - whether they should or not - act on their own?
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