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| UN resolution to eject the United States from the United Nations |
| 2003-03-17 |
| If Arabic News thinks this would really bother us, they... uuuummmm, might be mistaken. In its effort to gain support for war against Iraq, the US has failed to make a convincing case and failed in its effort to gain the support of the UN Security Council. Having failed, the US is threatening to act alone and outside the framework of the United Nations. This is the ultimate threat the US is using to intimidate and coerce world countries to gain their support. The tactics the US is using are those of despots, and dictatorships that always go beyond the law and will use any means to achieve their interests — bribe, lie, intimidate, and if all else fails, use force. That is the state of affairs the world is in today. Hmmmmmm, sounds like the Arab world! The US is the dominant power in political, economic, and military affairs and holds a choke hold on many of the international institutions. As such, this political, economic and military monopoly is causing great damage to world development — as should be expected from a monopoly. But the extent of damage has become so great that this state of affairs should no longer be tolerated. The US is giving the world an ultimatum: Either follow us and do as we say, or else we will do what we want anyway. Many countries in the world may feel helpless against such intimidating power for fear of US reprisal against them politically, economically, or even militarily. They have been conditioned to this mentality, and have accepted the status quo for a long time, with the US managing to outflank any real efforts that limits its power. But the US is now challenging the world on a grand scale, defiant of its institutions — institutions that it has helped develop and used herself over and over again to its advantage. So the world is before a choice: to cower and give in to the USA and let things proceed as they have in the past — with much greater potential of degeneration as the US becomes even much more dominant, or the world can very simply and calmly reply to the US ultimatum with one of its own: If you will not respect the UN decisions and will, then get out of the UN or we will kick you out. This message should be acted on Monday, even if only symbolically as a quick start, toward achieving this goal. Oh, no! Not that! Let's vote on this RIGHT NOW! The UN has been handicapped for too long by the UN Security Council, which had been totally handicapped and dominated by the USA. The world needs to have true and effective democratic institutions — with the true sense of the word — to resolve conflicts and manage its affairs. Nothing less than the standards of domestic institutions will suffice at the international level as well. Arabic News wouldn't know a "democratic institution" if it bit them in the ass. The biggest obstacle to this development has been the United States of America. The United States, itself, is incapable of extricating itself from the position it is in. It is a monopoly that enjoys the position it is in, and would naturally not relinquish this position by itself, while at the same time, the US knows that monopolies are not good. Clearly, there needs to be an outside force to change this situation. So let us give the United States a helping hand in forcing it to do what is right. It will not be easy and it will require courage, but it is the right thing to do, and it will produce the kind of results many want. NUKE MECCA! Who do these assholes think they are, the French??? It is time to kick the USA out of the UN Security Council for starters, or out of the United Nations if need be. The world can do without such bullies and war mongers and international dictators. No more ultimatums to the UN. If you don't like the United Nations, then get out of it; Tomorrow is a good day to announce this. And if the USA does not announce this itself, then the countries of the world should seize the moment and understand what is going on and act. Make no mistake about it, this issue, at its core, has little to do with Iraq. This is a grandiose game that its details are not the subject of this article. In short, this is about the kind of future the world wants for itself. Here is a chance to show that you don't support dictators and their methods. Kick the USA out of the UN. Enough autocracy, let the world know true international democracy, and let the world see how fast peace and economic progress will flow everywhere; They will wonder why they waited this long; Of course, they felt they could not, because the USA was in the way, and it still is. Oh....please... please... PLEASE!!!! Time for the USA to get out of the UN. If not, it should be kicked out. This should be Monday's proposed resolutions at the UN security Council and at the UN General Assembly. Time for the United Nations to grow up and become independent of the USA, and it is time for democratic international institutions. Let a new era of world development begins. Enjoy that nightlife in Zimbabwe. Oh, you mean you want it to stay in NYC? Sorry, don't think so. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #17 President Bush in bending to the will of the U.N. ordered 250,000 inspectors to Iraq. They should arrive within the next 48hrs. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-03-17 23:51:54 |
| #16 tcc: Excuse me. "Only the UN has an infrastructure that can guarantee fast and efficient aid...." Oh, please. Whenever the UN has to get anything, anywhere, who do they call on? THE USAF, that's who. The one orginization that has said infrastructure is the good old USA-DOD, with specific fill-ins from other assorted Departments, Agencies, etc. Once you get past WHO & UNICEF, the UN is a great Potemkin village. If the orginization does stay in NY, about all its qualified for is SAG membership (as extras). |
| Posted by: Drew 2003-03-17 22:19:34 |
| #15 Guys, let's get one thing straight. The UN Security Council has failed, but the UN is not obsolete. Its humanitarian work should continue to be appreciated by the United States. Only the UN has an infrastructure that can guarantee fast and efficient aid to a postwar Iraq. Bush knows this, thats why he didn't knock the UN around in his speech. But the UN will have to be reformed after the war. |
| Posted by: tcc 2003-03-17 21:03:21 |
| #14 What's even funnier is that United States funded over 60% of UN. Japan chipped in another 10%. Japan is already on record on scaling back their UN funding committment, and without US funding, there is NO UN. |
| Posted by: BigFire 2003-03-17 21:00:33 |
| #13 Oh B'rer wolf, don't throw me into the Briar patch... |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-03-17 18:35:40 |
| #12 Like they're going to pony up the cash. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-03-17 18:31:05 |
| #11 Dammit Tom, you beat me to it! I think a "lawless" society such as ours should make those parking tickets from the past retroactive as well, with penalties of course!... Hans Blix can manage the line at traffic court, being the seasoned administrator that he is |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2003-03-17 16:43:28 |
| #10 Yes, that's a splendid idea for a resolution! Let's support it, stop paying our U.N. dues, and give the U.N. 30 days to get out of New York City. We can give the Frogs 48 hours if they pay their parking tickets within 24 hours. Cash only. |
| Posted by: Tom 2003-03-17 15:30:04 |
| #9 Reading this article was great! I have not had such a good laugh since grandma got her tits caught in the wringer. Let us call it the Scooter McGruder Initiative and go for it...lets carry the illogic to its logical end. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-03-17 15:15:21 |
| #8 As Spock would say "that would be quite illogical". Let me get this straight, the US controls the UNSC, so why did it not get the 2nd resolution? And again with the generalizations: "holds a choke hold on many of the international institutions" Get back to your stonings and honour killings ok. |
| Posted by: RW 2003-03-17 14:54:57 |
| #7 Isn't it the French who refuse to follow 1441? Call a vote and then kick all the 'no' votes out of the UN. Then the US should leave the UN on our own. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-03-17 14:43:50 |
| #6 For once a proposed UN resolution I can get behind. It's time to get the US our of the UN, and the UN out of the US! |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2003-03-17 14:21:05 |
| #5 Bush as the anti-christ has shown his true colours - kick the gringo bastards out immediately |
| Posted by: Ron 2003-03-17 14:15:59 |
| #4 Let me see if I've got this straight: One, the French say we're arrogant. Two, the Germans say we're warmongers. Three, the Russians say we don't respect the rule of law. And now four, the Arabs think we're undemocratic. And if that doesn't convince you of the correctness of our position, nothing will. |
| Posted by: Matt 2003-03-17 14:01:03 |
| #3 Maybe they can get the French to enforce the resolution if it passes. Ha! |
| Posted by: Dar Steckelberg 2003-03-17 13:51:57 |
| #2 President Bush in bending to the will of the U.N. ordered 250,000 inspectors to Iraq. They should arrive within the next 48hrs. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 3/17/2003 11:51:54 PM |
| #1 tcc: Excuse me. "Only the UN has an infrastructure that can guarantee fast and efficient aid...." Oh, please. Whenever the UN has to get anything, anywhere, who do they call on? THE USAF, that's who. The one orginization that has said infrastructure is the good old USA-DOD, with specific fill-ins from other assorted Departments, Agencies, etc. Once you get past WHO & UNICEF, the UN is a great Potemkin village. If the orginization does stay in NY, about all its qualified for is SAG membership (as extras). |
| Posted by: Drew 3/17/2003 10:19:34 PM |