From: "Rich Gauszka" 

The Security Council also has Russia, China and France as permanent
members. Since any substantive decision can be ( and is )  vetoed by any of
the permanent members, to call it a creature of the US is ridiculous.


"Phil Payne"  wrote in
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> http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/simon_tisdall/2006/09/post_410.html
>
> "It is hard to dispute the Iranian president's argument that the UN
> security
> council has become a creature of the US, and a rubber stamp for
> self-interest."
>
> True.  The UN does still reflect the end of WWII and it's time the
> Security
> Council was reformed.  I'm not at all sure that the UK should still be on
> it.  There's no point anyway, if we always vote with the USA.  Leaving it
> would save us that embarrassment.
>
> --
>  Phil Payne
>  http://www.isham-research.co.uk
>  +44 7833 654 800
>
>

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