what good is the united nations?
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The UN is too corrupt to be much good.\nJohn Bolton is standing up to the UN, and trying to improve it.\nThat makes the Democrats mad, and they have taken an oath to get rid of him.\nDemocrats want an UN Ambassador that hates America, as much as they do.
809208
The biggest problem the United Nations has is the courage to enforce any of its resolutions or sanctions. The UN stood by and watched 1 million people killed in Rwanda and did absolutely nothing except a few UN soldiers raped and killed innocent people.
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Also try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_nations
267992
UN IS useless. I seen first hand how useless they were in the Balkens.
882951
They tryed to fix the failing of the League of Nations with the UN.  It has failed as well!
402987
The UN is basically worthless. They don't side with the democrats specifically, but they like to think they live in a fantasy land of peace at any price, same as the dems.
386806
the UN is a relic of governments that existed 50 years ago, whose economic differences/advantages have turned them against one another in jealous rage.  the truth is, everyone hates America because we have wealth and arent afraid to flaunt it
401879
As if \nlol!\nEven though they founded the UN, and they house the UN, they seem incapable of working with the rest of the world at times!
1101148
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?
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.
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Supposedly to promote peace and wealth throughout the world. http://www.un.org/english/
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Noooooooo...a "super forz" composed of soldiers from which countries?  The United Nations has peacekeepers from many countries and look at how powerless they are.\n\nThe first rule for a bad situation:  Don't make it worse.
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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.
338892
It's the other way around - the USA is part of the UN.
733606
Publicity stunts are what the UN is all about... Who cares about third world nations? people who like being seen as humanists. Who doesn't? the UN... They are rooted deeply in diplomatic advancement but want so much for the world to see them as something worth paying attention to. They have an agenda entirely separate from saving the little man in the poorer countries. As a matter of fact, they are built on the exploitation of the same people they pretend to advocate. But being a cry out against inhumane treatment of the defenseless little guy gets them money and notoriety, two things they desperately want.
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Nothing. After WWII, we basically founded and funded the UN as a way to  prevent other hot wars. And prevent starvation, genocide, and other world problems. Works well, doesn't it?\nWe got our language, freedom, Constitution, and values LONG before the United Nations. Get them out of the US, and the US out of the UN!
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The UN is the only organization that has organizational and knowledgeable skills on a worldwide basis.