Posted on Aug 30, 2015
Has the United Nations outlived its usefulness in World Order or does it need to be reorganized?
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Has the United Nations outlived its usefulness in World Order or does it need to be reorganized?
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation. A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was established on 24 October 1945 following the Second World War to prevent another such conflict. At its founding, the UN had 51 member states; there are now 193. The headquarters of the United Nations is in Manhattan, New York City, and experiences extraterritoriality.
Do we give the institution more power or do we dismantle it?
Do we come up with a new World Organization that brings the countries together for world issues and what does that look like?
Do we go back to the days before the United Nations and the League of Nations in 1920 prior to WW1 and let each country work out their own issues, create its own treaties and alliances, and solve its own problems (and if another country comes to their aid so be it)?
CAPT Michael MoranSGT (Join to see)Dennis AubuchonCH (CPT) James L. Machado WorkmanSSG Alan PelletierMSgt Rich MedinaSSG David AndrewsJeremiah McMillanSGT Mia MasonSFC James William Bolt [ 40 Yards ]]Letise DennisPV2 J MCPO Nate S.PO2 David KeenerCMSgt William ReedPO3 Grant Skiles
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization to promote international co-operation. A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was established on 24 October 1945 following the Second World War to prevent another such conflict. At its founding, the UN had 51 member states; there are now 193. The headquarters of the United Nations is in Manhattan, New York City, and experiences extraterritoriality.
Do we give the institution more power or do we dismantle it?
Do we come up with a new World Organization that brings the countries together for world issues and what does that look like?
Do we go back to the days before the United Nations and the League of Nations in 1920 prior to WW1 and let each country work out their own issues, create its own treaties and alliances, and solve its own problems (and if another country comes to their aid so be it)?
CAPT Michael MoranSGT (Join to see)Dennis AubuchonCH (CPT) James L. Machado WorkmanSSG Alan PelletierMSgt Rich MedinaSSG David AndrewsJeremiah McMillanSGT Mia MasonSFC James William Bolt [ 40 Yards ]]Letise DennisPV2 J MCPO Nate S.PO2 David KeenerCMSgt William ReedPO3 Grant Skiles
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The UN is like a toothless old dog, it can bark sometimes but it cannot do much more.
The UN is becoming more of a sham because of its lack of action and lack of decision making. You cannot always go to committee on every single process.
The UN should be dissolved unless they can actually take a leadership role in world politics and be a force to be reckoned with. I seriously doubt that any nation takes the UN seriously.
The UN is becoming more of a sham because of its lack of action and lack of decision making. You cannot always go to committee on every single process.
The UN should be dissolved unless they can actually take a leadership role in world politics and be a force to be reckoned with. I seriously doubt that any nation takes the UN seriously.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
PO1 Glenn Boucher Great analogy! I just couldn't get the image out of my head - sorry because I love animals!
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I will always remember the British COL crying because he was a UN observer who watched hundreds of Muslim men being bussed to their executions in Bosnia.
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I don't like the idea of 1 body of people saying how the entire planet lives and such. the U.N. just needs to worry about helping in the natural disasters and leave everything else alone.
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I'm not sure dismantling it is the answer, but is is defiantly as useless as the US Congress currently. I believe it should be no more than a place for every country to have a voice to the others and host talks on treaties. I understand some limited authority would be needed, but I don't have the knowledge to address that, I just would like to see it limited and not include military action.
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The UN has become a joke. It doesn't have the support form the major countries that have the largest military backing them any more. It is more like a not-for-profit organization trying to do good in the world. They can talk all day long and get government leaders to agree to things but it doesn't mean those countries will actually follow it. Most of the threats form the UN have no bit. If they tell a country to stop doing it the threat is that they will tell the country again....and again...and again. Until a country with a large enough military gets involved on their own.
For example, Saddam Hussein torture his own people. He even let his sons torture people. The UN told him to stop. He kept doing it. The UN told him again to stop. He stopped for a little bit. Then started again. Then the first President Bush said to stop and he kept doing it. Then he sent our troops in and he stopped for a little bit. Then started again. That is when 9/11 happened and another Bush was President. So he was telling Saddam to stop torturing his people. He continued. So what did the second President Bush do? He used terrorism and WMDs as an excuse to go into Iraq and remove him from power. And that is how the war in Iraq started.
So Yes, the UN has outlived its actual usefulness and is now pointless. Just like this whole gun treaty they are trying to make every country agree to that will make all firearms illegal to own.
For example, Saddam Hussein torture his own people. He even let his sons torture people. The UN told him to stop. He kept doing it. The UN told him again to stop. He stopped for a little bit. Then started again. Then the first President Bush said to stop and he kept doing it. Then he sent our troops in and he stopped for a little bit. Then started again. That is when 9/11 happened and another Bush was President. So he was telling Saddam to stop torturing his people. He continued. So what did the second President Bush do? He used terrorism and WMDs as an excuse to go into Iraq and remove him from power. And that is how the war in Iraq started.
So Yes, the UN has outlived its actual usefulness and is now pointless. Just like this whole gun treaty they are trying to make every country agree to that will make all firearms illegal to own.
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