Reply #7: Not really a change [View All]

Chapter 7 Article 39 of the UN Charter states:

The Security Council shall determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression and shall make recommendations, or decide what measures shall be taken in accordance with Articles 41 and 42, to maintain or restore international peace and security.
http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/

Article 41 deals with economic sanctions and 42 deals with military effort.

Certainly Israel/Palestinian and the Kurds gassing would warrant action?

If the UN would deal with places like IRAQ and ISRAEL then BUSH couldn't abuse his power. When the UN doesn't act Bush gets all 3 of his brain cells working!

If you look at the recent missions and count the ones the UN skipped all together(Rwanda), your talking about a couple of million dead before the UN did anything.

These changes IMO will just make the UN less affective.