If I understood the question correctly: not if you recognize the Revolutionary War as legitimate.Originally Posted by BigTex
If war is not fought for and in behalf of principle then war cannot be justified. If war cannot be justified then pacifism is the only recourse. Pacifism in the face of tyranny equates to slavery.Should we allow future war's and the atrosities that follow them just so we can stand to our high ideals?
That is why the UN was illegitimate from its inception.The USSR has been in the UN since it's conception.
WWII ended independent of the UN. The Cold War occurred independent of the UN. Diplomacy both predates and extends beyond the confines of the UN.The sacrafice for peace instead of the founding principle's was made at the birth of the UN. We are better served with an institution that allows the worlds giants to easily talk to one another, then another platform for the west's ideals. The east is rising, we shouldnt destroy the UN now.
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