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To: D. Long who wrote (6965)	5/6/1999 4:00:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

In short, except when a situation is politically uncharged, the UN is a deadlocked and irresponsive body that can do nothing save perhaps bluster. That is the awful truth. Decisive action, such as would be required to really play a role in suppressing aggression, is beyond its power...

To: D. Long who wrote (6965)	5/6/1999 10:01:00 AM
From: Stormweaver	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

>> To obligate oneself to seeking the approval of your enemy to >> resist that enemy's aggression is ludicrous, and note that >> the USSR had veto power over any and all UNSC resolutions. >> Your claim that the NATO charter requires UN approval to act >> is without basis. If you look at what's happening now we are working with the Russians for a diplomatic solution suggesting that we should have went through the U.N. process to begin with. On the contrary it was ludicrous for us to act without U.N. Security council backing. By acting in violation of these doctrines we threaten world peace since then their truly is no world order other than what an over-grown ignorant super-power like the U.S. dictates.