the UN - is it a JOKE ?
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THey can't rustle up just 3,500 people (not 15000) to serve in Southern Lebanon. Disgusting. If you want anything fixed [fixing], fix [fit] it yourself cause the UN can't fix diddly squat..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5262490.stm
(Moderator, not a war thread, a "can the UN do it's job thread"..)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5262490.stm
(Moderator, not a war thread, a "can the UN do it's job thread"..)
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Hmmm, is that down to the UN, or the willingness of its member nations to deploy troops? After the problems with the US in recent years, I dont it it gets a lot of respect anymore, which is a crying shame.
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No surprises there; no one wants to send troops because UN Peacekeepers were recently bombed and thge culprits have the support of the US.
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Originally Posted by anotherlimey
No surprises there; no one wants to send troops because UN Peacekeepers were recently bombed and thge culprits have the support of the US.
oh, that too!
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We are turning into a bunch of friggin cowards and *THIS* is what the terrorists play on.
The UN should lead. A UN soldier has more chance of dyning in a friggin a road accident in the middle of the desert. If we can't round up 15000 soldiers in a heart beat then I'm afraid the UN is defunct - IMHO.
Kofi Annan promised 15000 troops didn't he?
The UN should lead. A UN soldier has more chance of dyning in a friggin a road accident in the middle of the desert. If we can't round up 15000 soldiers in a heart beat then I'm afraid the UN is defunct - IMHO.
Kofi Annan promised 15000 troops didn't he?
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Originally Posted by franc11s
We are turning into a bunch of friggin cowards and *THIS* is what the terrorists play on.
The UN should lead. A UN soldier has more chance of dyning in a friggin a road accident in the middle of the desert. If we can't round up 15000 soldiers in a heart beat then I'm afraid the UN is defunct - IMHO.
Kofi Annan promised 15000 troops didn't he?
The UN should lead. A UN soldier has more chance of dyning in a friggin a road accident in the middle of the desert. If we can't round up 15000 soldiers in a heart beat then I'm afraid the UN is defunct - IMHO.
Kofi Annan promised 15000 troops didn't he?
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Originally Posted by anotherlimey
I doubt the UN has the power to say "You must give us these troops"; I think it just makes a request to member nations.
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I find this thread interesting. Wedgie Benn has always said that countries should be cognisant of UN resolutions and how far has that got. Countries circumnavigate them to suit themsleves. Personally I find them to be lacking and look upon them as "an old boys club".
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Originally Posted by tony126
I find this thread interesting. Wedgie Benn has always said that countries should be cognisant of UN resolutions and how far has that got. Countries circumnavigate them to suit themsleves. Personally I find them to be lacking and look upon them as "an old boys club".
Perhaps we're due for a WWIII, and then we'll get a proper UN afterwards....
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and then we'll get a proper UN afterwards.... ![Roll Eyes](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
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Originally Posted by franc11s
We are turning into a bunch of friggin cowards and *THIS* is what the terrorists play on.
I presume you are one of the many neocon sheep who are actually starting to believe that the answer to this problem is simply to murder all the 1 billion Muslims. Gawd 'elp us!
The "terrorists" do not play on our cowardice but rather on the fact that US (and UK) policy has provided a ready recruiting ground to sustain their action.
Given that you can't actually kill all 1 billion of them (for me it is a question of morality but you might simply like to consider the logistics if you find this concept hard to deal with), why are you so hell bent on continuing this path to nowhere by goading people with accusations of cowardice? The killings of the past couple of years have produced no solutions whatsoever. We need to be strong in mind and resolution to find a solution to this problem, not in military force.
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Originally Posted by fatbrit
Is the UN a joke? You've put the jester's hat on the wrong head, I'm afraid. The evil joke is that the forum for solving the world's problems has been paralysed by this ideological US regime who like to pursue their disastrous foreign policy without such restraints as dialogue. And we are witnessing the "success" of this now.
I presume you are one of the many neocon sheep who are actually starting to believe that the answer to this problem is simply to murder all the 1 billion Muslims. Gawd 'elp us!
The "terrorists" do not play on our cowardice but rather on the fact that US (and UK) policy has provided a ready recruiting ground to sustain their action.
Given that you can't actually kill all 1 billion of them (for me it is a question of morality but you might simply like to consider the logistics if you find this concept hard to deal with), why are you so hell bent on continuing this path to nowhere by goading people with accusations of cowardice? The killings of the past couple of years have produced no solutions whatsoever. We need to be strong in mind and resolution to find a solution to this problem, not in military force.
I presume you are one of the many neocon sheep who are actually starting to believe that the answer to this problem is simply to murder all the 1 billion Muslims. Gawd 'elp us!
The "terrorists" do not play on our cowardice but rather on the fact that US (and UK) policy has provided a ready recruiting ground to sustain their action.
Given that you can't actually kill all 1 billion of them (for me it is a question of morality but you might simply like to consider the logistics if you find this concept hard to deal with), why are you so hell bent on continuing this path to nowhere by goading people with accusations of cowardice? The killings of the past couple of years have produced no solutions whatsoever. We need to be strong in mind and resolution to find a solution to this problem, not in military force.
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Peace in our time
Apparently the Bangladeshi's have stepped forward and the Jerries are sending a couple of U Boats. Presumably somebody else is bankrolling the Bangladeshi's.
And as far as Lebanon is concerned always a good laugh to find out what UNIFIL stands for and how long they have been there and what they accomplished - as the song goes - Absolutely Nothing.
I would put a lot of money, if it was not illegal in my State to do so, on whatever UN Force sic, however many it adds up to, being equally ineffective. They have a long, if not proud, tradition to uphold.
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Apparently the Bangladeshi's have stepped forward and the Jerries are sending a couple of U Boats. Presumably somebody else is bankrolling the Bangladeshi's.
And as far as Lebanon is concerned always a good laugh to find out what UNIFIL stands for and how long they have been there and what they accomplished - as the song goes - Absolutely Nothing.
I would put a lot of money, if it was not illegal in my State to do so, on whatever UN Force sic, however many it adds up to, being equally ineffective. They have a long, if not proud, tradition to uphold.
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Originally Posted by Boiler
Peace in our time
Apparently the Bangladeshi's have stepped forward and the Jerries are sending a couple of U Boats. Presumably somebody else is bankrolling the Bangladeshi's.
And as far as Lebanon is concerned always a good laugh to find out what UNIFIL stands for and how long they have been there and what they accomplished - as the song goes - Absolutely Nothing.
I would put a lot of money, if it was not illegal in my State to do so, on whatever UN Force sic, however many it adds up to, being equally ineffective. They have a long, if not proud, tradition to uphold.
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Apparently the Bangladeshi's have stepped forward and the Jerries are sending a couple of U Boats. Presumably somebody else is bankrolling the Bangladeshi's.
And as far as Lebanon is concerned always a good laugh to find out what UNIFIL stands for and how long they have been there and what they accomplished - as the song goes - Absolutely Nothing.
I would put a lot of money, if it was not illegal in my State to do so, on whatever UN Force sic, however many it adds up to, being equally ineffective. They have a long, if not proud, tradition to uphold.
This Cease-fire 'negotiated' by Bush's people is a joke. The whole premise of it is a joke, the UN is a joke, and any mission they go on is a joke...doomed to failure.
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