PD - I'll take it the tinfoil crack wasn't aimed at me
JR - thanks for your insight
Guess where I'm still conflicted is in the past we (the USA) have been able (on occasion) to further our means via the UN and currently we are not able to do that and are basically ready to take our ball and go home so to speak, but we must act in our own best interests even if that includes turning our back on the UN
Can the UN really work with 159(?) representatives all with different agendas and interests?
and if it's its primary function and reason for its very creation was to avoid war .... um not sure how well that has worked
The Other Steve - much thanks for the info, I was aware of the Bali terrorist attack but not aware of long standing tensions between Australia and Indonesia
Last edited by Vick at Feb 28 2003, 05:14 PM