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Does the UN deserve more support?
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No. Personally I favor Pax Americana, but thats just me.
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Do countries act irresponable? Yes.. But without the UN we would have 95% of the countries involved in disputes with there neighbours...
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And this percentage is different than real life exactly how?
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By the way you have not commented on other areas like
UNICEF
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One charity among many, and less efficient than most.
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Human rights
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You werent serious about that were you?
Oh wait - you didnt mean any actual EFFECT in that regard, just a lot of posturing.
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Nuclear weapons
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THOSE are managed by simple lack of technology and fear of the US stepping on the other country's head. US and USSR nuclear proliferation was dealt with by the nations involved - NOT the UN.
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Arms dealing
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What about it? It is a legal business not regulated or affected by the UN.
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Disaster relief
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You did say UN right? You realize the bulk of any international disaster relief comes from the US do you not? Do you also realize we do it not because of UN mandate, but because thats just how we are? (Not denying the obvious political bonus the US may get out of it)
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Nation building
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Not being sarcastic here: Would you please name a single example of the UN doing this?
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Election monitoring
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Yeah so? This has had little to no real effect.
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Climate Change
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You MUST be kidding. I wont even address that.
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Landmines
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What about them? Private organizations foot the bill for this.
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Human trafficing
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Typically addressed through the laws of other nations - not by anything done by the UN.
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Un Troop deployments are just a small part the UN mandate
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The UN is a joke - nothing more.