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U.S vetoes in the UN

Darren | 18.02.2003 10:07

Life isn't equal..now is it???

Just wondering about the fuss the Americans are making about the fact that France "threatens" to veto the 2nd resolution in teh UN.... I've been online and had a look and found out that U.S has vetoed OVER 90 different Security Council resolutions...over 70 more than any other country. (and about 1/3 of these has been about Israel).
Just goes to show the double standardsd that the US has when dealing with the world.
Why don't we change the Security COuncil so that it only consists of countiers not associated with any military organisation or the so called "neutral countries" (i.e Switserland, Finland...and so on) atleast from them you might get resolutions that are EQUAL to everyone. Or maybe I am just dreaming....
Anyways....just thought to point that out....

Darren

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Political power

18.02.2003 12:15

"Political power comes from the barrel of a gun, that's sumthin' they don't tell you at school"

Switchblade Sistsa

veto power

18.02.2003 21:50

A country with a veto is essentially above international law, because it can veto any law or ruling that goes against it. So much for international law -- none of those 5 countries was willing to subject themselves to it. Is this better than no international law at all? Maybe, because it at least exists in some form. Once the law has been developed and works, the veto should be revoked. Unfortunately, any move to make that happen would be vetoed!

goatchurch