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Dirty Socialist

(3,252 posts) Thu Mar 20, 2014, 10:38 AM Mar 2014

Take It to The UN?

I wonder why we haven't taken the Crimea crime to the UN. Any thoughts?

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Take It to The UN? (Original Post) Dirty Socialist Mar 2014 OP

already been there steve2470 Mar 2014 #1

But I thought illegitimate neo-nazi Western installed "putsch" (interim) governments.... Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #2

Obama held a gun to the head of the Ukraine guy steve2470 Mar 2014 #4

They didn't. former9thward Mar 2014 #5

There is a governing body of the UN and both the US and Russia are members of this smaller group. jwirr Mar 2014 #3

As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, Russia has a veto over any UN action. nt hack89 Mar 2014 #6

We did Gothmog Mar 2014 #7

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

1. already been there

Reply to Dirty Socialist (Original post)

Thu Mar 20, 2014, 10:40 AM

Mar 2014

Russia did not agree and China abstained.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,181 posts)

2. But I thought illegitimate neo-nazi Western installed "putsch" (interim) governments....

Reply to steve2470 (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 20, 2014, 10:42 AM

Mar 2014

....don't go to the UN.

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

4. Obama held a gun to the head of the Ukraine guy

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 20, 2014, 10:43 AM

Mar 2014

Didn't you see him standing there ???

former9thward

(31,997 posts)

5. They didn't.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 20, 2014, 10:45 AM

Mar 2014

It was introduced by the U.S. Ukraine is not a member of the Security Council.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

3. There is a governing body of the UN and both the US and Russia are members of this smaller group.

Reply to Dirty Socialist (Original post)

Thu Mar 20, 2014, 10:42 AM

Mar 2014

Unfortunately both of them have the veto power and it only takes one.

hack89

(39,171 posts)

6. As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, Russia has a veto over any UN action. nt

Reply to Dirty Socialist (Original post)

Thu Mar 20, 2014, 11:02 AM

Mar 2014

Gothmog

(145,168 posts)

7. We did

Reply to Dirty Socialist (Original post)

Thu Mar 20, 2014, 12:36 PM

Mar 2014

Russia vetoed the resolution

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