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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (176234)11/29/2005 6:47:51 AM
From: Noel de Leon  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
"It was in Korea in 1950. And it was, once again, sufficient to go to war in 1990-91."

You know better. But I repeat, no veto then a UNSC majority carries the day. Korea was a Soviet mistake in that they walked out and therefore couldn't veto the Korea resolution.

Otherwise a veto will prevent UNSC action. All unilateral actions are then not UNSC sanctioned. Using a majority to justify a unilateral action only justifies the unilateral action, and such an action is NOT justifiable under the rules of the UN and its Security Council.

"Let us ALL be grateful that neither WWI or WWII were fought under the same level of political indecisiveness, not to speak of media scrutiny and criticism."

You're reaching here. The strong US sentiment prior to both WWI and WWII was isolationism. The national debate was instrumental to the delayed entry into these wars. Your comparison is poor since Iraq didn't present a threat to any US interests other than oil.

"Can one imagine if the names of all the US war dead were being read over the radio each and every day during WWII??

It certainly would have been sufficient to cause the majority of Americans to question whether preserving freedom in Europe was worthwhile."

I won't comment on your perfidious attack on the majority of Americans vis á vis "...preserving freedom in Europe...."
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