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Subject:
US vs. UN
Phoenix Rising
7/1/2002 7:25:16 AM
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| Here we go again.
What exactly is Europe's problem? They want to both use and abuse us at the same time ... and they seem to think that we should not only go along with it, but we should thank them for the opportunity.
They want to use us as peacekeepers. Then they want to use us as patsies.
I've never really felt as angry at Europe as I have in the past few days, looking at some of the things Europeans are saying about America and our demands for immunity. If they don't like the way we peacekeep, they can do without us. America is under no obligation to submit our men and women in uniform to the mockery of the International Kangaroo Court to satisfy the ego and bolster the image of some faceless unelected European bureaucrats. The thought of American peacekeepers on trial in the Hague for trying to do our job is simply repulsive. If they Dutch don't like the way we peacekeep, then they can bloody well think on Srbernica and try to do a better job of it themselves.
I really think this ICC is going to do more damage to international justice than just about anything the UN has done in its history. It's going to keep the U.S. from being able to form new peacekeeping commitments, and may even force us to back down from peace enforcement operations that we would otherwise be able to launch to stop oppressive regimes in the future. I wonder how aggressive we would have been in Kosovo had there been a risk of seeing American servicemen on trial.
--Phoenix Rising |
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