The United Nations goal is technically maintaining international peace and security. If they’re always afraid to do something when a country attacks another without provocation, out of fear of escalating the situation, why does it even exist?
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Let’s turn that around. What would UN be if they could stop any conflict? For that they would have to have control over US, China, Russia, etc. For that US (and China+Russia) would have to give their weapons to UN, or control of weapons or similar. They would effectively be world government.
But why they arent? US doesn’t want. Or China. Or Russia. Or France, Britain, etc. Single example: US doesn’t want that foreign power can decide what US does. Could you imagine Xi handing control of China to foreigners?
Why veto right for Security counsil? How else would US and Russia joined UN? What would they get from it? We live in real world where people (and countries) with power want to keep that power. “Yep. We (UN) can start a war and attack another country in name of humanity and good, if all agrees. Of course that doesn’t apply to us (US, China, Russia).”
About not escalating. “Fuck it! I’m insane and in corner!!! If you come near I’ll blow whole world and you know I can.”
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