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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The UN is a forum for dialogue between nations. It’s where one nation can address grievances on another nation and have allies and otherwise-neutral third parties weigh in on the matter.
Occasionally, the UN does have teeth (see: Korean War), but for the most part exists so nations can talk it out rather than shoot it out.
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