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pampango

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12. The Responsibility to Protect is a UN initiative adopted in 2005.

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 10:36 AM

Sep 2013

It should only be invoked by the UN but, when it is, we and other countries should support it.

Neither the US nor any other individual country should be the world's police. That does not mean that there does not need to be an organized global force such as this (that would be nice but human nature is not such that we can go without police) just that it needs to be in the UN not the US.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_to_protect

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Would you support a military strike against the Syrian government if it had UN approval? [View all] el_bryanto Sep 2013 OP

This is a great idea for a poll. MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #1

A military strike has one result. joshcryer Sep 2013 #2

Voted "Maybe" b/c international law says only the U.N. Security Council can HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #3

Well yes - and also those determined to let Assad murder his own citizens in peace. el_bryanto Sep 2013 #4

I stand with Sabrina1 on this question (don't have the link to her eloquent OP handy). There HardTimes99 Sep 2013 #5

Ask me that after LWolf Sep 2013 #6

+1 nt Javaman Sep 2013 #7

As you phrased your question, "Yes". Just, not by us. We shouldnt be involved. stevenleser Sep 2013 #8

Syria is not our problem no matter what the UN says nt geek tragedy Sep 2013 #9

That would make it legal under international law, but I would still morningfog Sep 2013 #10

Nope. Brigid Sep 2013 #11

The Responsibility to Protect is a UN initiative adopted in 2005. pampango Sep 2013 #12