Thursday, March 6, 2014

the security council wasn't created to facilitate armed intervention, it was created to alleviate tensions that could lead to violence.

unfortunately, the result is that that means that things happen in secret.

but do i think it's a good idea to make it easier for the united nations to act with force? absofuckinglutely not!


it's remarkable. they're beginning with the assumption that the un is meant to be a global governing body and is failing because it lacks that kind of power.

that's not remotely what the un was for or should be.

when russia vetoes an american strike on syria, that's the security council succeeding in it's intended purpose of preventing the escalation of existing conflicts.