Is The Un A Toothless, Expensive Anachronism?

[Khandro]

and wasn't Donald Trump right to want the US to withdraw, and better still, have it disbanded?

[Gromit]

Trump was a Russian asset. He came to their attention when he married Ivana in the 1970s and was closely tracked by the KGB.
When Trump began his real estate business in New York, he was befriended by Semyon Kislin a KGB agent.
In the 1980s and 1990s Trump began to visit St. Petersburg and Moscow. It was on these visits that the Russians began a charm offensive on Trump. They exploited his vanity and began to mould him into a Russophile and fed him conspiracy theories.

[douglas9401]

High calorie conspiracy theories by the look of him.

[ichkeria]

Russia needs expelling from the UNSC as Zelensky called for. As long as Russia is a permanent member it will be hamstrung.
There are compelling reasons to do it.
It would be insane for the US to leave the UN. And it’s not on the agenda. How would that help anyone ur anything.

Today’s vote by UNGA on Russia is not a foregone conclusion. And I’m not sure what practical good it will do.
More relevant is NATO’s meeting to discuss sending heavy weapons and air defence systems.
Let’s hope the meeting is a short and a decisive one. The west’s response is a curious mix of bravado and timidity.
If we’re afraid of nuclear attacks now, as someone said, why would it be any different later if NATO was attacked?

[Kardashev]

No, I think some reform may be in order and I'd definitely expel Russia from the security council but overall I think the UN is a good thing.

[davebro]

I think the set up in New York is past its sell-by date. Just expensive junketing for a few select placemen. But I think the UN agencies out in the field do good work.

[douglas9401]

Just a thought before I pop into the shower, international politics may be more complicated than posting on Answerbank.

[davebro]

given a helping of PP I don't think things could get more complicated!

[ichkeria]

Yes for the agencies alone the UN is worth keeping. You need a body like it but it needs reform at a wider level.
Ukraine ought to concentrate minds on that at last

[youngmafbog]

As I have said before, my personally belief is that the UN and NATO need reform. The only way to force the leeches at the top out is to stop funding it. So in that way The Donald was correct.

[ichkeria]

NATO has already pulled its socks up thanks to Putin.
Now it needs to start sending the necessary weaponry east.

[sandra4444]

I must admit I don't understand the logistics of getting weapons to Ukraine, but the way I see it is that we seem to be dragging our feet, not only the UK but many many more countries who at the start of this war said and say they are behind Ukraine. The way you show that is to flood them with whatever they need.

To me it is a disgrace at the moment that they are begging us at every opportunity.
Putin threats were, any interference from the west would call for nukes. We have interfered with arms. No action from Putin.
Putin threatened to cut gas off if we didn't meet his demands. We didn't meet his demands, no action from Putin.

All in all lots of threats that really have come to nothing. So far we have called Putin's bluffs.

Putin can't get the better of the Ukrainian forces, and he can do very little regarding sanctions. So he's resorted to having hissy fits on the civilians.

Lets stop pussy footing around with this loser and either go in, or send enough weapons for the Ukrainians to do the job.

[ichkeria]

Mr Kuleba, who’s a very impressive individual, indicated at his press conference at NATO earlier that the only issue now was timescale. Which is important of course. But that all the weapons Ukraine wanted would get there.
Supply lines to Donbas are longer, even for internal logistics, so the sooner the better.
It would not surprise me if Ukraine went in the offensive in Donbas. But vital not to get cut off. These are the best forces in Ukraine’s army and they’ve hardly been in action yet

[CrapAtCryptics]

Dont forget to boot out Belarus and maybe Hungary as well.

[Paigntonian]

Surely an inadequate UN is better than no UN.

[ichkeria]

Yes it is

[Peter Pedant]

// Trump was a Russian asset. //
yup - give away is - well they speak russian in duh crimea so its russian innit?

I thought Putin had said yo him, give me a free hand in the east and I will make you the richest man in the world
and Trump said - "sounds good to me!"

first speech to Poland ( Trump) said he wd pull out of NATO which is sort of gree lighty to Putin

[Peter Pedant]

Pershing ( he is one from 1914-8 and has a missile named after him) said " Grunts win battles but logistics win wars"

whish is kind of remarkable for a great War general

[Khandro]

^^ The General Putin should have listened to was the great Prussian warrior, Field Marshal Helmuth von Moltke, who said;
" No plan of battle ever survives first contact with the enemy"

[youngmafbog]

//NATO has already pulled its socks up thanks to Putin.//

Everyone putting in their fair share now then?

[Gromit]

// Dont forget to boot out Belarus //

If you mean boot out of NATO, they are not in it.