The Hungarian Uprising was 1956, not 1958.

What does "Japan (post-conflict only)" - what's a post conflict ally? A new one on me.

One South American country, and two Central American...An impressive line-up of absentees in that list. Including almost all the Security Council, apart from the UK, the USA and Spain. No wonder they didn't risk putting that second resolution to the vote.

I'm puzzled why on Earth there should be all the onus against France? The suggestion appears to be that gratitude for World War II somehow come into it. I mean, if it was a question of helping America repel an attack, fair enough, it isn't.

The idea that gratitude should oblige you to help the person you are grateful to when they are engaged in attacking some third party seems highly questionable. You don't show your gratitude by helping your friends commit what you believe to be a terrible mistake.