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Tuesday, April 29, 2003
 
The UN vs. U.S. Power
The UN's setup reflected the hopes of its founders, not the realities of world politics. And these hopes were no match for American hyperpower.

Why the Security Council Failed, Michael J. Glennon
From Foreign Affairs, May/June 2003

"One thing the current Iraq crisis has made clear is that a grand experiment of the twentieth century--the attempt to impose binding international law on the use of force--has failed. As Washington showed, nations need consider not whether armed intervention abroad is legal, merely whether it is preferable to the alternatives. The structure and rules of the UN Security Council really reflected the hopes of its founders rather than the realities of the way states work. And these hopes were no match for American hyperpower." [entire article]

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