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former9thward

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15. Well there was that time in WW II.

Reply to Lonestarblue (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 14, 2022, 08:32 PM

Mar 2022

When the U.S. and Europe depended on them to defeat the Nazis. It only cost them about 20 million lives. But to your point an entirely new UN would have to be created. The Security Council members are part of the charter.

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The UN is cooking something up [View all] EndlessWire Mar 2022 OP

K&R! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #1

This why the bombing of Yavoriv is so relevant... AntiFascist Mar 2022 #2

France & Mexico on Ukraine's humanitarian situation -Security Council Media Stakeout (14 March 2022) Donkees Mar 2022 #3

The UN has a youtube page, and streams their General Assembly and Security Council mettings live... PoliticAverse Mar 2022 #4

Thanks for the link! flying_wahini Mar 2022 #5

Important info. Thank you! Evolve Dammit Mar 2022 #6

The general assembly can do nothing other than words Amishman Mar 2022 #7

If there's a way to kick Russia off the Security Council, it should be done. Lonestarblue Mar 2022 #8

Agreed. BlueIdaho Mar 2022 #9

I can see it being possible by the Soviet Union / Russian Federation technicality Amishman Mar 2022 #11

If Russia went then so would China. former9thward Mar 2022 #16

There was an actual U.N. General Assembly resolution that effectively replaced PoliticAverse Mar 2022 #18

GA Resolutions are not binding on the Security Council. former9thward Mar 2022 #19

The U.N. considered resolution 2758 to be binding on the U.N. itself as the PROC PoliticAverse Mar 2022 #24

I know what the Security Council did. former9thward Mar 2022 #26

Well there was that time in WW II. former9thward Mar 2022 #15

I thought 2/3rds general can override security? Or am I thinking US congress? tia uponit7771 Mar 2022 #13

GA Resolutions are not legally binding. former9thward Mar 2022 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Mar 2022 #10

K&R, Syria there were 2 million displaced in 2 years UKR 4 million displaced in 2 weeks. 2 million uponit7771 Mar 2022 #12

You do know the drone that landed in Croatia was Ukrainian, right? WarGamer Mar 2022 #17

And? EndlessWire Mar 2022 #21

lol...didn't mean to trigger you. Just didn't know where you got the info it was Russian. WarGamer Mar 2022 #22

Source flip off. EndlessWire Mar 2022 #28

very unusual they didn't detect it... WarGamer Mar 2022 #31

It's my understanding that they DID detect it. EndlessWire Mar 2022 #32

Cooking up some weak sauce. maxsolomon Mar 2022 #20

I used up my weekly criticism for the UN EndlessWire Mar 2022 #23

If they volunteer a peacekeeping force, which they do in multiple conflicts, maxsolomon Mar 2022 #25

I have never thought that Russia would leave EndlessWire Mar 2022 #29

Neutral? and Russia is doing much more than "killing a woman who was out feeding her chickens" n/t AntiFascist Mar 2022 #30

That's right. EndlessWire Mar 2022 #33

My apologies, and I now understand what you are saying... AntiFascist Mar 2022 #34

K&R. n/t denbot Mar 2022 #27