..and what is their influence in the The United Nations at the moment....
2007-12-14 09:30:24 · 14 answers · asked by eaglekiwi_13 3 in Politics & Government ➔ International Organizations
voice of liberty...how to you manage to get jealousy from them question...an over-reaction perhaps.....while i agree with some of your facts...im curious where you get your facts on "americans enjoy more personal freedoms "than anywhere else?...what are these personal freedoms...and compared to what other countries....hmmm....only communist countries......
2007-12-14 09:42:14 · update #1
....So the United Nations ( all other countries ) can be wrong but the USA is right??...come on.....try to be objective here.....
I love my country too but I dont see it as being absolutely right in all its policies......
2007-12-14 09:45:35 · update #2
So are you saying whoever provides the most money and might should have the most say??
Hmm...Democracy is different here....
2007-12-15 13:22:58 · update #3
I think it's the hypocrisy that offends me most. All this "making the world safe for democracy" stuff is pure B.S. All the U.S. military actions around the world are based on greed, power, control or distraction. I believe the U.S. is still very influential with the U.N., but less than it was before Bush started making unilateral decisions and running the U.S. deficit through the roof.
2007-12-14 09:44:49 · answer #1 · answered by socrates 6 · 4⤊ 4⤋
You have two distinct answers from the first and the immediate one following. If you know your history, the first plainly states actual facts. On the other hand, there's the one tired of "the role of peacekeeper". No facts. Why do we see ourselves as peacekeepers? Actually we don't. The world does, and the denouncers are the ones not wanting our presence so they can rule without citizen rights. As for our country's denouncers, they don't understand their privledge of denouncing was, is and will forever be given to them by those service men and women serving our country.
2007-12-14 17:52:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Many of us are tired of this role of peacekeeper!
Most Americans could care less about what the UN does. They have little credibility and are usually against the USA.
2007-12-14 17:39:04 · answer #3 · answered by The Voice of Reason 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't - at least not in reality. The USA provides more arms to the rest of the world then anybody. And then we go fight them. Makes sense.
2007-12-15 11:32:29 · answer #4 · answered by okrife 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most of us don't, but Bush does, and he's one slippery SOB. He thinks he's above the law, and he's issued more signing statements than any other President just to make that point. If it weren't for the few remaining checks and balances, he probably would have us in World War III by now.
2007-12-14 17:50:27 · answer #5 · answered by ConcernedCitizen 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
"influence in the U N" Let see if one customer represented 40% of your income how important would he be too you? Or should he be too you?
2007-12-15 03:28:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe in 2008 we are more sincere like the Russians and begin admitting that our system is a total failure!
And stop being hypocrites about it.
2007-12-15 02:59:18 · answer #7 · answered by sea link2 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
The US is looked at as a peacekeeper, because , and you may find this hard to believe, most nations know we will be fair and try and do what is right.
2007-12-14 18:36:49 · answer #8 · answered by joseph b 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Its a neocon ideology that in order to achieve peace we must go through war.
2007-12-15 00:32:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
We have become so at the behest of others. There are a lot of treaties that compel us to act. And sometimes political gains are the reasons. Often we get involved for humanitarian purposes. But as is said, and so often forgotten, " No good deed goes unpunished".
2007-12-14 17:41:12 · answer #10 · answered by Wounded Duck 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋