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Canada - U.S. Relationship

Contributor: cfallon

Date: 2003-03-17 13:12:24

But why do you think the UN will protect our interests?

The UN has failed in some many places and times over its history that we need to be realistic about what it has achieved to date.

Our government should protect our own interests. That's why we pay taxes.

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Contributor: fatmomma

Date: 2003-03-17 23:14:49

Our government can't protect us. We have a tiny military. We live right next door to the biggest bully in the world.

why hasn't the UN worked because the USA has not been supporting it financially or morally. So many other countries have not paid their dues either.

It is clear that the UN needs to get some teeth and make many changes and do this without the US on board.

One positive step at the UN was setting up the International Crime Commission.
The USA didn't want to belong to that organization because it doesn't want its military and leaders tried for War Crimes.

It is still a young organization and there have been several changes in major governments. It needs to change to reflect this change; we must accept that the USA as the sole super power doesn't feel the need to play by our rules.
I do not understand why Canada shouldn't have a larger presence in the UN. We may be a small country in numbers but we have a large territory, and many untapped resources to protect.
The UN should carry on and make some serious changes to the way it is run

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Contributor: codc01

Date: 2003-03-18 13:26:29

I agree with cfallon, the UN will not protect us, it is actually NATO which protects us... But i also think that the UN's role should be changed, but its not the UN structure or rules which must change, its actually the role of the nations which are part of the UN!!! Nations don't stand up for what is right... If they did, it would make a big difference.

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