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An observation
Mar. 11th, 2003 10:12 pmAs the Bushies continue to try to get the UN Security Council to put its imprimatur on an attack of Iraq, all the while proclaiming how irrelevant such approval is... And how many are speculating about what the UN's role will be should the Council vote No ("A glorified humanitarian agency," sniffs the Financial Times)...
Well, it occurs to me that the Council is doing exactly the role it was meant to play. That is, hindering a rogue nation with little global support -- in this case, alas, my own country -- from willfully and without justification launching armed violence.
The ultimate irony, of course, will come if the US fails to get the Council's approval... And then Iraq petitions the Council for action once the US attacks. It'll only be more embarrassing when that resolution fails 1-14, because the US vetoes it.
Well, it occurs to me that the Council is doing exactly the role it was meant to play. That is, hindering a rogue nation with little global support -- in this case, alas, my own country -- from willfully and without justification launching armed violence.
The ultimate irony, of course, will come if the US fails to get the Council's approval... And then Iraq petitions the Council for action once the US attacks. It'll only be more embarrassing when that resolution fails 1-14, because the US vetoes it.
