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21. Or, at least removed from the Security Council.

Reply to doc03 (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 16, 2022, 10:01 AM

Mar 2022

Why the hell either of them is on it, let alone permanent members, is beyond me.

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Zelensky is basically proposing a worldwide association more powerful than NATO or the UN [View all] highplainsdem Mar 2022 OP

But ruh-roh... OneGrassRoot Mar 2022 #1

You forgot the baby-eating part but otherwise, you're on the right track. Probatim Mar 2022 #17

That is exactly what I thought. Caliman73 Mar 2022 #46

I see the logic in it Jerry2144 Mar 2022 #2

It could be done if Russia and China had their ass kicked out of the UN nt doc03 Mar 2022 #3

+1 AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #8

Not kicked out, but it's crazy to give veto power to the countries most likely to do bad things. n/t thesquanderer Mar 2022 #11

Agreed. To me it seems like letting defendants overturn jury verdicts. CaptainTruth Mar 2022 #13

It is like having MTG and Beobert on the Jan 6th doc03 Mar 2022 #47

Like invade Iraq? former9thward Mar 2022 #31

No single country should have veto power, not even us. thesquanderer Mar 2022 #41

China is not the same level of concern as Russia in any way imaginable. Alexander Of Assyria Mar 2022 #12

totally, tired of baseless comparisons AlexSFCA Mar 2022 #14

China is a paper tiger. All bluster and no real anything AZLD4Candidate Mar 2022 #19

That tiger is not paper and NOT toothless. lastlib Mar 2022 #27

I lived there for 12 years and am going back to be with my wife in two months AZLD4Candidate Mar 2022 #30

Not going to trust you. former9thward Mar 2022 #32

They have a disorganized army that can't even line up in a straight line AZLD4Candidate Mar 2022 #35

Yes, I am sure you are an expert in the Chinese army. former9thward Mar 2022 #36

Okay. . .you believe your "tourist trip" to Tibet AZLD4Candidate Mar 2022 #37

Indian Army believes China to be very capable and efficient and modern...they should know. Alexander Of Assyria Mar 2022 #50

The tens of billions China is pouring into developing countries...somehow some folks Alexander Of Assyria Mar 2022 #49

China cares about its people, especially the elderly and listens to Science, not Truckers. Alexander Of Assyria Mar 2022 #48

Doesn't china have huge re education camps? questionseverything Mar 2022 #51

Deflective....but not too long ago America was detaining children, separating them from mothers, Alexander Of Assyria Mar 2022 #56

Yet. wnylib Mar 2022 #15

You might think differently you lived in Taiwan. They're kinda China's Ukraine. n/t thesquanderer Mar 2022 #42

or end the veto. mopinko Mar 2022 #18

Or, at least removed from the Security Council. GoCubsGo Mar 2022 #21

They were in the winners in WW II when the UN was formed. former9thward Mar 2022 #33

And he's correct. 2naSalit Mar 2022 #4

Excellent idea. The UN is basically toothless because of the Security Council. Lonestarblue Mar 2022 #5

Needed in these times. AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #6

No - he's proposing Western Institutions to dominate everyone else malaise Mar 2022 #7

He said nothing remotely like that. Please don't try to spin this the way you recently highplainsdem Mar 2022 #9

Huh? What? TeamProg Mar 2022 #24

Yes, he is. former9thward Mar 2022 #34

Indeed malaise Mar 2022 #45

Damn good idea. Magoo48 Mar 2022 #10

doesn't make sense to sidestep those primarily peacekeeping institutions bigtree Mar 2022 #16

The death of imperialism bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #20

What Zelinsky proposes is the right thing for the world, but alas PatrickforB Mar 2022 #22

To do this would lead to some countries seeking a better trade deal. As it is, the U.S. kind of TeamProg Mar 2022 #23

True. Overcoming fears/suspicions of bad faith would probably be the greatest hurdle against this. peppertree Mar 2022 #26

He's right. We need a global military response organization. This attack by Russia has shown NATO as Autumn Mar 2022 #25

Zelensky is saying that we are all Ukrainians. mia Mar 2022 #28

I just proposed this in a letter to the White House this weekend.... lastlib Mar 2022 #29

Would such an Association have stopped the 2003 US invasion of Iraq? Martin Eden Mar 2022 #38

certainly should have if there had been one anarch Mar 2022 #40

"nobody in charge" Martin Eden Mar 2022 #43

nobody's running anything, and thieves and brigands are terrorizing the population anarch Mar 2022 #44

a world government, to enforce international laws anarch Mar 2022 #39

Brilliant man.. Zelensky Wants to Cha Mar 2022 #52

Great idea Meowmee Mar 2022 #53

From the evangelical morons, Zelenskyy is the Antichrist in 3...2...1... roamer65 Mar 2022 #54

Great suggestion... AntiFascist Mar 2022 #55