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Very partiotic, no doubt; still no less wrong
I have to say, I have very much respect for your patriotism, as well as your eloquence.

Your arguments, though, are still not valid. US did NOT bail Europe out of WWII. It definitely helped win the war sooner. Its losses were enormous and nobody ever denied that. Either way, by sacrificing so much in Europe, it did not earn a perpetual right to do what it pleases everywhere.

The number of US vetoes in the UN Security Council
are as follows:

China: 4
France: 18
UK: 32
US: 81
Soviet Union: 119
Russia (actually, post-1986): 3

Practially all Soviet vetos happened during Chruschev years (cold war, Cuban crisis, Korean war, Viet Nam, etc.).

Obviously, the combined total of all non-US members is significantly less than US.

It's so absurd to twist the story, so that it is France's (and Russia's) fault when an American missile kills civilians in Iraq.

There is no international law thad exempts so called 'terrorists' (how do we know they were that? They were fighting against an occupying army in their own country!) from protection. Their actions had no impact on any security except those of the troops fighting them (occupying forces in Afghanistan and Iraq). To say anything else would be to parrot PR message coming out of Pentagon (and the White House).

Again, it is commendable to be patriotic; however, sometimes, the line between patriotism and nationalism (and xenophobia) is blurred and therefore easilly crossed.
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Let me get this straight...  ShadeTree | 10/31/06
You got it  Bill4 | 10/31/06
UN is useless  ITTech001 | 10/31/06
Ironic  ITTech001 | 10/31/06
Most popular sport in America  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Listen buddy....  techboy_z | 10/31/06
Very partiotic, no doubt; still no less wrong  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
No less wrong because it's not wrong at all.  techboy_z | 10/31/06
throwing around epithets  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Few inaccuracies in the previous post, too  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
You see...  rapson | 10/31/06
I beg to differ  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Ahem- now that's ridiculous Predrag...  banquo79 | 10/31/06
What Predrag also does not mention  John Zern | 10/31/06
Let's agree on this...  banquo79 | 10/31/06
Excellent post  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Let's agree on this...  Oreamnos_americanus | 11/01/06
You need to reinvestigate  techboy_z | 10/31/06
Not so sure, as citations are missing  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Ironic, isn't it, these EU countries  John Zern | 10/31/06
Almost...  techboy_z | 10/31/06
Darfur? Oil-for-Food???  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Hey, look again...and stop lying.  techboy_z | 10/31/06
For your info.  ShadeTree | 11/01/06
It was going well until you hopped in.  I am Gorby | 11/01/06
Seconded.  HypnoToad | 10/31/06
China and people  Linux User 1 | 10/31/06
This is about making Big Boys Cry  mighetto | 10/31/06
Hey look: Frank's bashing MS and Bill Gates!!!  John Zern | 10/31/06
And note how...  rapson | 10/31/06
Bluntly stated, the UN must stay out of  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/06
How about.....  seosamh_z | 10/31/06
Please share with us one good thing they ...  ShadeTree | 10/31/06
UNICEF  seosamh_z | 10/31/06
No thanks.  techboy_z | 10/31/06
Say what?????  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/06
Say this...  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Buwahahaha  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/06
What happened, No_Ax?  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Buwahahaha  Oreamnos_americanus | 11/01/06
Trying reading  seosamh_z | 10/31/06
Yes  Tiggster | 10/31/06
Unfortunately you are correct.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/06
Do Not Get Out Of The U.N.  iwasbannedatci | 10/31/06
It wouldn't matter....  techboy_z | 11/01/06
The US is a permanent member of the UN Security Council.  B.O.F.H. | 10/31/06
Must have been living under a rock...  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Listing that they were given a controversial ...  ShadeTree | 10/31/06
Controversial???  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
what about its middle east policy?  Tiggster | 10/31/06
60 years ago maybe, but not today.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/31/06
Actually, today, more than ever...  Predrag Vasic | 10/31/06
Agreed...lets talk education  banquo79 | 10/31/06
To Predrag and banquo79....  techboy_z | 10/31/06
Predrag, how about looking at it from a different perspective?  thelemite | 11/01/06
Laughable!  ShadeTree | 11/01/06
Hey Thelemite, a lot of countries...  I am Gorby | 11/01/06
Gorby......  thelemite | 11/02/06
Even thoug the US is a member?  B.O.F.H. | 10/31/06
so anything that offends, whether true or not, is illegal? that goes  wessonjoe | 10/31/06
Your statement is horrid, your point correct.  banquo79 | 10/31/06
Talk about "Hypocritical"  John Zern | 10/31/06
I noticed that too  rapson | 10/31/06
To answer the Irish Delegate  wolf_z | 10/31/06
I could go for that  fmcgowan | 10/31/06
Improvement ?  perryroyce@... | 10/31/06
The best lies...  multanihl | 10/31/06
Don't sweat it.  multanihl | 10/31/06
Actually, world could blast U.N. for its laxed approach to China  Boot_Agnostic | 11/05/06

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