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ninty · 03-19-2005, 02:04 PM

In my opinion, no, UN cannot survive without the US. No international organization can survive without its largest contributors.

Can it be eplained to me why the UN as disliked by so many?

Before I continue I should state a couple things:

1) I do not want a global government.

2) The UN does not have very much power, nor do I think they should.

The UN is slow off the draw to deploy forces, but that is because member countries would rather keep their troops at home.

The thing I like about the UN is that they have created an international law. And when these laws are broken, the member nations have an opportunity to do something about it. Whether they do or not is another story. Without international laws I believe pre-emptive actions would have happened many times over by now. The UN was created in essence because Germany pre emptivley invaded Poland. I believe these actions are wrong. The UN won't be able to stop Russia or Israel or the US from pre-emptively attacking anyone; however it does show that what these countries are doing is wrong, and it is still relevant in its efforts as long as countries are still involved.

As soon as one country pulls out, that’s opens everything up. If the US pulls out, then Russia pulls out, China pulls out and Israel pulls out right on down the line. At this point, there is no international law.

The UN is pretty much irrelevant as it is, but disbanding it would be a mistake.

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ninty is Offline Major General Posts: 12,683 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Calgary	03-19-2005, 02:04 PM In my opinion, no, UN cannot survive without the US. No international organization can survive without its largest contributors. Can it be eplained to me why the UN as disliked by so many? Before I continue I should state a couple things: 1) I do not want a global government. 2) The UN does not have very much power, nor do I think they should. The UN is slow off the draw to deploy forces, but that is because member countries would rather keep their troops at home. The thing I like about the UN is that they have created an international law. And when these laws are broken, the member nations have an opportunity to do something about it. Whether they do or not is another story. Without international laws I believe pre-emptive actions would have happened many times over by now. The UN was created in essence because Germany pre emptivley invaded Poland. I believe these actions are wrong. The UN won't be able to stop Russia or Israel or the US from pre-emptively attacking anyone; however it does show that what these countries are doing is wrong, and it is still relevant in its efforts as long as countries are still involved. As soon as one country pulls out, that’s opens everything up. If the US pulls out, then Russia pulls out, China pulls out and Israel pulls out right on down the line. At this point, there is no international law. The UN is pretty much irrelevant as it is, but disbanding it would be a mistake.