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Originally Posted by Archer
The UN SC and all these old boys clubs are very useful for the US, the UK and France etc to pursue their geopolitical aims. But that is totally missed by the conservative crowd in the US who only see the UN for what its supposed to be, but not what it is. Its easy talk for me or any Indian to say, sc*rew the UN, what do they matter- but they do matter. They lend legitimacy to a states actions, by putting it across as the consensus of the worlds nations.
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Ok, Archer,
I understand the thrust of this but the details, however, don't lend credence. The UN has particularily been unsuccessful in Kashmir mainly because both sides refused to back down. Now, this is one case where both India and Pakistan had told the UN to screw off ... and the UN's response was ... nadda.
And while we have touted Kosovo and Iraq, the truth is that every war has happenned without UN ok. Sino-Soviet, Sino-VN, Soviet-Afghanistan, Vietnam-Cambodia, Arab-Israeli, Sino-India, India-Pak, and the uncountable number of African Wars. Even the Hutus and the Tutsis thumbed their noses at the UN.
And let's not forget the UN actually doesn't like successes. Gen Jetley was unkindly tossed out of Sierra Leonne after he saved the UN bacon. Instead of expanding UNPROFOR's successes, the UN further restricted military action, prompting NATO to take over.
So, I can't see how the UN can be used to screw India when all India has to do is to thumb her nose at it. What's the UN going to do? Invade?