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To: GST who wrote (109883)8/4/2003 11:46:44 AM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Re- "Major Powers"- the permanent members of the security counsel:

Who are the permanent members?
The permanent members are: China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America.



To: GST who wrote (109883)8/4/2003 12:00:46 PM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Any major operation, with or without UN approval, is mostly an American and British operation. We had full UN approval for the first Gulf War, and almost all of the troops were British or American, with a few token nationalities thrown in. That is meaningless........