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To: TimF who wrote (112872)	8/26/2003 11:47:26 AM
From: marcos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Responding as if i'm talking about the UN as currently constituted just reveals that you're not reading what i'm typing, Tim .... also, your whole first paragraph ignores even current structure of the UN .... but boiled down, you go straight to the same old same old contention that one small group in the back rooms of Washington are ample and legitimate rule for the planet, by your standards ..... what you need to consider, is that the Rest of Us will never be satisfied with that rule 'one powerful nation, or a small coalition of like minded partners, are likely to be more effective' Oh definitely, they'll make the trains run on time too, and more efficiently fake the attack by the polish radio station, no doubt about it .... but then what - how happy are you going to be in their uniform, having to learn swahili so you can give their orders to natives somewhere 'Do you think Burkina Faso, Uganda, and Mongolia should have a say in US foreign policy and security decisions?' Where and when appropriate, yes, and to the degree appropriate .... on an issue involving one of these countries and/or its neighbours, then yes definitely .... also it is arrogant of you to suggest that an individual with principles and good ideas cannot come from one of these nations ...... let me turn your question around - Were oil discovered in Burkina Faso tomorrow, should burkinafaseños [sp?] lose all rights of self-determination to the back rooms of Washington? 'Definition of what?' - mmm no, Who's on first, lol ... just thought you might be interested ... i won't have much time for this round-and-round today, but just figure it out Tim - the fantastic arrogance of some little clique of chickenhawks in Washington setting themselves up to dictate to six billions is not going to endear them to the Rest of Us ... they have control of overwhelming military power and a stranglehold on US taxpayers, sure, but that's all they've got besides the arrogance, such regimes have historically not lasted long periods, but have been known to pull down considerable shit on the heads of their subjects