since the United Nations have been unsuccessful in stopping the wars. Why does america particpate In It.?
370327
Because hope springs eternal. While the UN will probably go the way of the old League of Nations, it is worth "wasting time" on it in case they do actually get a backbone and start working like they were supposed to.\n\nWars will always be with us because bullies are always with us. However, leagues of nations can make them shorter by banding together to trounce the latest bully and then helping the country in question until they can stand on their own again, hopefully without the bully at the helm.
1099006
Because a failure in Iraq is  failure to America and our standing in the world will go down.  If we leave prematurely the entire world will see America doesn't stick it out to the end.  That is a position we as a country cannot have if we expect our allies to stand by us.\n\nBesides, we lucked up and got the moth to the flame effect there.  The terrorist have gone to Iraq to run us out.  They are now there for us to fight and kill, and it is better to fight them there than fight them here.  They have shown they have no intention of leaving us alone.
73075
I think we're seeing the trend to the opposite  because so much of the world see's the U.S. that way.  And, the U.S. citizens are not the least bit happy about being seen that way.  If we wanted to rule the world we'd probably go ahead and become aggressive toward the whole world.  Unfortunately we're wrapped up in situations like Iraq only because we made the mistake of getting involved with the middle east after world war II.  Now we're so involved we can't get out without the middle east self destructing.  We can't leave or Israel would be a parking lot. So it's those things that keep us policing the world while we all hope in vain that the U.N. will start filling it's purpose.
122750
No. Thue USA did not join. One of the reasons the League of Nations was not successful was because the USA, which was a powerful country, was not part of it.
1156197
My understanding of the United Nations is a confederation of Nation-States who have come together to avoid violent conflict in times of political distress.\n\nAs far as it's effectiveness or lack thereof I refer to my first statement.  As a confederation most of the power still belongs to the Nation-States and therefore renders the overall body null and void.  (Example: The Iraq War was widely opposed by the UN)
32799
i dont know why war comes,,i think u should ask the american citizens because they voted for their leder ..and every leder has a habbit of bombinb and occuping other countries such as japan-vietnam-iraq-afghanistan-....etc (long list)..\nsolution is just dont meddle in other countries affair..ARNT U ALL HAPPY IN america????if so then stop bombing countries
569088
No and quite frankly why should anyone help the Americans to solve this problem. The civilised world was screaming at them not to invade Iraq, but no America knows best. So really America should clean up this mess and finally realise that war is not just cruise missiles flying over the skies of Baghdad in a pyrotechnic display of shock and awe. \n\nAmerica was founded by a group of idealists that wanted to remove the shackles of imposed government. May be it is time that America returns back to it's founding fathers and reexamines it's gun ho attitude to the world. \n\nMay be she can realise that yes Saddam Hussein was a tyrant, but for a civilised world, there has to be alternative to war and bloodshed. Is that not why the UN was set up after the second world war to try and avoid the carnage being repeated?
1137397
In a very real sense, the U.N. is responsible for the United States having to go to war with Iraq.\n\nFrance, Germany, and Russia were getting bribed by Saddam Hussein though big payments siphoned from the Oil For Food program.  This is why these three countries were so against going to war.  They didn't want the cash flow to stop.\n\nSo, once again the UN Screwed us!\n\nSince you're interested in this topic, buy Eric Shawn's new book, The U.N. Exposed
863079
The U.N. is a useless entity. It is internally corrupt and uses it's power to benefit it's members. They make hollow threats to countries and never back their own decisions.
1063824
Hi, I've learned in History that President Wilson came up with a plan- the fourteen points to prevent another war from occurring however congress did not approve of Wilson's idea of the US joining the League of Nation. Without the peace keeping organization US got involved and fought in WW2.
174406
The UN has always been a joke.  Recent US actions didnt change that they just pointed out what we all already knew.  I am visiting Bosnia and all the places that were designated UN safe zones where everybody got murdered because they were foolish enough to trust the UN.  Until the UN actually shows it is competant enough to do something (anything) the US and other countries like Iran, North Korea, China, and Russia will just keep doing whatever they want whether you agree with these actions is another question.
577206
Because the UN/US isn't interested in the African people other than as slave labour to mine the minerals for the corporations. By the 'peacekeepers' doing what they are doing, it will undermine their position leading to riots/demonstrations/protests. Then when these turn ugly, more 'peacekeepers' with 'bigger guns' will be sent to 'resolve the conflict'.
265570
Because the UN is ineffective, the US scoffs it's authourity unless it listens to us and thus it never gets anything done well
220254
Because they say the future of what would be needed in world community.  The US, except for President Wilson, was still in the isolated mode.  Without the US support the League of Nations did not last.
462905
Wow i would never have thought someone would think that could be a good thing.\nThe USA CAN INDEED conqueur the world\nwho would stop them? they have the most efficient deadly military in the world... the most advanced weapons... they know all the secrets of the world and beyond our planet that we do not... their allies go far beyond what we think we know. World leaders are all of the same bread.. they dont care what the world is called all those power hungry assholes care about is having us all on a leash. Im happy that in the middle east at least SOME PEOPLE are fighting for freedom. \nIt fkn pisses me off to think that people encourage the war that is going to lead to our demise and continue to send their children and themselves to fight for a force that doesnt give a shit about you or anyone you know.\n\nWHY would you want to be slaves?\nThe day people everywhere begin to see that being a good thing is the exact same day we forfeit all our rights.... you might as well just kill urself if ur going to be that fkn stupid.. let the rest of us who want a decent world for the future of man take care of things
393411
Because the US is too busy trying to tell people how to live thier life. The world will never be unified until they all have the freedom they deserve.
755527
This is America's war.. no one else has such a problem with the middle east. If they disrupt the UN and look down on Europe, we should just leave them to their own mess.