Do you think UN can chage the political crisis and bring democracy to Burma?
218200
I have no faith whatsoever in the UN.  It's like a modern paper tiger.
232925
I think each country must fight it's own wars if it wants democracy.  If the people want it badly enough they'll do so, it's not up to others to step in and hand it to them or cram it down their throats.
246015
Most definitely.  We need to do some cleaning up ourself before we can help others.  The U.N. is a good idea in itself (like Communism is, I mean you can't say the idea of it is a bad thing, it just doesn't work in reality) but so far it's been just a bitch.  I know I'm tired of going through the U.N. I mean just look at the dumping scandal.  No one can really be trusted anymore.\n\nMy only qualm is that if we go back into the Monroe Doctrine phase, we will resort to Isolationism.  We, being a world power and major influence (to some degree), can't afford to go back to being isolated.  It would just be like backing down and letting the world do as it pleases--no Americans, I would think, would want foreign people dictating how we should run our lives (just as noone else would want that, either).  So it's sort of a black and white question with so many gray areas it isn't even funny.
624795
yes, of course it helps when you have big persuasion stick called USA to stop anybody else in the world complaining through the UN.\n\nAnd they wonder why the UN is so impotent?
17973
Good point :)\n\nOf course, by "democracy" we usually mean "freedom to vote for the leaders we like". And oh look, Condi Rice cut off aid to the Palestinian government.
218422
My information is a little dated, but for what it's worth here's my $0.02.\n\nPolitically, the government is run by the military and everything is very corrupt and bureaucratic. The government is funded primarily by narco-trafficing and indirectly by China. The situation has been very bad for the Burmese people with no real change.\n\nUN sanctions have been in place for some time now, but they are a joke since the government is funded through bribery and extortion. Unlike Thailand which is enjoying growth of the asian economies, Mayanmar remains backwards and repressive.\n\nThe people on the other hand are very nice and hospitable. The food is an interesting mix of Indian and Asian and the people are very genuine and friendly.
583584
if your waiting for the united nations to get off their butts and do something about genocide and injustice...good luck..\n\nseems they are only there anymore to pad their pockets and run down america which pays over 20% of their annual operating cost...\n\nin theory a "united nations" is a good thing...in practicality it has proven to be a bust....
151233
Unfortunatly, Myanmar is too close to China for its people to get any help from the UN.  Both China and Russia would block any attempts in the Security Council to do anything to free the people there.  ASEAN doesn't care since "Big Brother" China would block action there too.  While the US does care, and there is support to bring down the Junta in Myanmar, there is little we can do (Most people in the world don't even know where Myanmar even is).  The world community is notorious for not acting and then blaming the US when something goes wrong.\n\nAnd for the 80,000th time, stop the "war for oil" "two minutes hate" BS.  The US only exports 10-15% of the Mid-East's oil.  Most of it goes to China, India, Japan, Russia, and the EU.  And if you look at the finding on the "oil for food" scandel, guess who you find at the top of the suspect list?  Hint:  Not the US or the UK.  But hey, why let facts get in you way...
634883
Are you kidding?  would you like to have your life run by Somalis? or anyone from the middle east?  c'mon have some sense.. .when the UN has countries like Syria on the human rights committee, we don't need a world government....
157049
I believe that it is certainly possible, the internet is a big part of what may make it happen because it is getting harder and harder for oppressive govenments to control information (such as China) eventually it will be impossible and people in these govenments will demand to chose how they are governed.
379742
The answer is no. The military is not a democracy. Its job is to kill people and break their stuff. Period. Their opinion on the orders they receive is irrelevant.
309710
No. Democracy will tear apart a nation when the people figure out how to vote money for themselves, thus making government top heavy.  This is the main reason our founders set us up as a Federal Republic, to keep power evenly divided so that no one group had too much power
24112
Without significant reform it is unlikely to continue with a meaningful existance, but I think most western nations will force this to happen before allowing it to completely dissolve.\n\nAt the end of the day it is a forum to get the nations of the world around a single table. Naturally, it is not possible to drive clear consensus in such situations. So it is difficult to criticize it because of inaction or slowness. I doubt there is a silver bullet to that particular problem.\n\nTo think the UN can resolve major issues facing the world today is niaive. At the end of the day that will fall on the shoulders of the larger nations. What it cannot do is get in the way. It must ensure dialogue is flowing and that diplomatic solutions are pursued to global issues. However once these grind to a halt or fail, it must excuse itself from the proceedings.
91327
Yes.  Democracy encompasses more than just geographical borders.  It is a philosophy that is largely built upon the foundation of law, and freedom of choice.  As long as men continue to value individual freedom and freethinking there will be democracy.  I don't foresee a world filled with dark, gothic, Batman-like figures devouring the poor without a fight.  That's how France and America became great anyway.  Don't forget.  Lights of liberty we all must be.
45954
Absolutely, Peace and Democracy will happen in Iraq. I have a source you can look at to see the progress and great things that happen in Iraq that the mainstream media doesn’t tell you about.
408450
Well I think you clearly answered your own question or maybe you have two seperate questions: \n\nCan the UN legally force a country to peform a military withdraw? \n\nCan the UN, if found to have legitimate power to do the later, do they have the "balls" to do so.. \n\nAnswer, NO and NO. The UN can apply "sanctions"(which we know how effective those are) but the history of the UN never was one of military force, rather a collection of governed nations helping one another provide assistance throughout the world. \n\nNATO on the other hand does have a standing military and was created for a totally seperate reason alltogether.
49887
WELL UNITED NATION NO MORE A NEUTRAL BODY ...NEITHER UNITED NATION HAVE SO MUCH POWER TO TAKE DECESION...IT IS JUST RUN BY FEW COUNTRIES OR I MUST SAY FEW PEOPLE...SO IT HAS NOTHING DO WITH PROGRESS OF INDIA OR ANYOTHER COUNTRY..SO WE SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC DIPLOMATIC TIES RATHER THAN WASTING TIME TO GET A PERMANENT SEAT IN UNITED NATION