War anywhere draws energy and resources away from solving important problems humans face. Do you want a world where violence is used to obtain goals rather than finding solutions that though not optimal are at least workable? Small nongovernmental groups are at a distinct disadvantage when dealing with a sovereign nation, even a small on…
War anywhere draws energy and resources away from solving important problems humans face. Do you want a world where violence is used to obtain goals rather than finding solutions that though not optimal are at least workable? Small nongovernmental groups are at a distinct disadvantage when dealing with a sovereign nation, even a small one.
The issues we face were understood long ago. First it gave birth to the League of Nations which failed because of it's structure. Then came the United Nations. It has failed because of it's structure. The less powerful were to be protected by the Charter which the powerful also had to sign. But one flaw was the powerful were busy misleading the powerless. A signature didn't carry weight between a sovereign nation's internal political changes.
Ukraine has been modern example of that failure. Now, the stateless Palestinians are too. It is globalism versus isolationism as well. The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans no longer provide protection from nation state attacks or even business and tourist activities spreading deadly disease. Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) has been recognized as a mental illness.
We need to honor our commitments to the world and understand that our success depends on everyone's efforts. We are one family, one earth, and one future.
I'm not referring to just this conflict. The permanent members of the Security Council bear responsibility both for stabilizing and unfortunately destabilizing the member nations.
Also, there is no obligation to provide citizens from member countries to implement the resolutions of the UN removing the teeth from any resolution. What nation(s) would go into Gaza and protect Palestinians from the military decisions of Hamas or Israel? Who would enforce the ceasefire? Who would implement the decisions or the IRC and the ICC? Who would be the independent investigator? Who would protect the journalist and aid workers? Who would police the Black Market,?
War anywhere draws energy and resources away from solving important problems humans face. Do you want a world where violence is used to obtain goals rather than finding solutions that though not optimal are at least workable? Small nongovernmental groups are at a distinct disadvantage when dealing with a sovereign nation, even a small one.
The issues we face were understood long ago. First it gave birth to the League of Nations which failed because of it's structure. Then came the United Nations. It has failed because of it's structure. The less powerful were to be protected by the Charter which the powerful also had to sign. But one flaw was the powerful were busy misleading the powerless. A signature didn't carry weight between a sovereign nation's internal political changes.
Ukraine has been modern example of that failure. Now, the stateless Palestinians are too. It is globalism versus isolationism as well. The Pacific and Atlantic Oceans no longer provide protection from nation state attacks or even business and tourist activities spreading deadly disease. Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) has been recognized as a mental illness.
We need to honor our commitments to the world and understand that our success depends on everyone's efforts. We are one family, one earth, and one future.
Sorry to say, but to a large degree the UN fails because of the US vetoes.
I'm not referring to just this conflict. The permanent members of the Security Council bear responsibility both for stabilizing and unfortunately destabilizing the member nations.
Also, there is no obligation to provide citizens from member countries to implement the resolutions of the UN removing the teeth from any resolution. What nation(s) would go into Gaza and protect Palestinians from the military decisions of Hamas or Israel? Who would enforce the ceasefire? Who would implement the decisions or the IRC and the ICC? Who would be the independent investigator? Who would protect the journalist and aid workers? Who would police the Black Market,?