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Thread #66881 Message #1116779
Posted By: Teribus
16-Feb-04 - 04:27 AM
Thread Name: BS: Scott Ritter:Kerry also to blame for war
Subject: RE: BS: Scott Ritter:Kerry also to blame for war
To observations by GUEST, or Guests various,
Not a critical thinker!!!!!
I believe if you review my posts you will find that I have been highly critical of some of the complete and utter bullshit that has been spouted by some in this forum.
On the subject of sheepishness. Must be damn odd sheep - a flock of one - very unusual. Over the past few years let's take a look at what has been achieved by the UN and governments who have followed the kind of advice often voiced on this forum by all those "gutsy" critical free-thinkers.
Rwanda -
UN lethargy, incompetence and unwillingness to act, resulted in the deaths of some 500,000. In short a complete and utter disaster.
Bosnia -
UN lethargy, incompetence and unwillingness to act, resulted in the most widespread and bitter conflict (atrocities and all) seen on the mainland of Europe since 1945. The UN when it did get involved sat back and let the world view the spectacle of 7000 people getting rounded up for execution, in a UN declared safe haven, under the watchful gaze of blue helmeted UN troops charged, specifically, with their protection. In short another complete and utter disaster.
Kosovo -
UN lethargy, incompetence and unwillingness to act, resulted in the forced displacement of around a million people and the deaths of thousands. Fortunately for the ethnic Albanians being murdered in droves and being forced to flee, NATO member states acted independent of the UN. With the lessons of Bosnia fresh in their minds, NATO by-passed the UN, France and Russia (both of whom jumped on the band wagon later), and closed their ears to the peace movement advocates (who were quite prepared to see those Albanians die, rather than compromise their principles). Left to the UN this would have been another unmitigated disaster.
Iraq -
UN lethargy, incompetence and unwillingness to act with regard to UN imposed sanctions and with stated and accepted UN Resolutions, resulted in the situation where some member states felt compelled to act. Almost resulted in the total loss of credibility of the UN as an international body.
DRC -
UN lethargy, incompetence and unwillingness to act, resulted in at least six neighbouring African States adopting the view that the DRC was their own "piggy bank" that they could plunder at will. In doing so they caused the death and forced displacement of thousands. Once stung into action the UN, as it normally does, sent too little, too late. In short another screw-up.
Liberia -
UN lethargy, incompetence and unwillingness to act, resulted in a delay of deploying peace keeper's of nearly three months, and they only got there courtesy of the US. In short another UN screw-up.
Unpleasant though it may be, situations, and circumstances do conspire in such a manner that action does have to be taken. That decision, when linked to considerations of any particular country's security, must be taken nationally - because, as can be seen from the examples above, relying on the UN will, on the basis of probability, result in either a complete and utter srcew-up, or a complete and utter unmitigated disaster.