Is the UN a toothless tiger with all the conflicts and wars going on around the world?

Looks like they could have troops on the ground within a month. What say ya'll (as Bubba woud say).
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Thanks for that answer Paddy. Had a friend over there and he said they would go through check points in tanks and other carriers. Once they went up to one blocked off and it had an old tank. The head honcho guy with them was from Sweden and got down and went up to talk with the head guy at the check point and the guy pulled out a pistol and shot him in the chest. So I asked my friend did all heck break out and he said no, that they knew the guy was wearing a bullet proof vest and the one that shot him just laughed. It didn't nknock the fellow down just back, so must have been low caliber. He got wounded when they were mortared and was hit with a piece of clay fro the mortar. So what you are saying is that the UN observes and when youswitched to NATO, you could do what you needed to do and I assume that is when everyone was disarmed.

So the UN does not have the power to stop the people from killing one another I guess, jsut stay in certain areas?

PaddyRanger

The UN gets "Loaned military personnel from member countries" the UN mandate is what makes it toothless, it was ironic when I was UN in Bosnia (UNPROFOR) we were toothless, useless to prevent warring factions, unable to keep peace in a war, as soon as we changed hats (literally in my case over night) and became NATO (IFOR 1 and 2) then suddenly the war is over we have a war like mandate no longer toothless but now its peace, one minute we had no respect from bosnians, croats and serbs because they know UN was toothless, next day its different.

jeeper_peeper321

The UN has no troops.

We are the UN, America and the other nations that make it up.

The UN has no authority to send troops anywhere.

Only the Security council can do that, after the 15 nations who hold seats on the SC, vote to do so.

Then only if member nations, decide to supply troops to the UN, for those actions.

rainbowmatrixs

Have you ever tried to stop Man against Man?
Shine on......!

GunnyC

Toothless tiger would be an accurate description of the lack of actions but the real problem is that it does not have the ability to get enough support to really do anything because of the veto powers of the US, UK, France, Russia and China coupled with the agendas of the rest of the countries and "power blocks" within the General Assembly. It is not so much a toothless tiger as a tiger who can't decide what to do.

MR HENRY S

Frankly my dear, they don't give a damn. They use it as a forum for their own personal beefs and monetary enrichment. None of these guys will die poor, only their fellow countrymen. A wonderful idea gone sour.

The US should toss them out on their ears and hand in our resignation.

poopsie

BUT OF COURSE, TELL ME ONE THING GOOD, THAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR THE 'USA'/////// THEY SPEND ALOT OF MONEY,TAXES OUT OF OUR POCKETS. AND ITS GETTING WORSE!!!!!

boredwithyou

The UN is nothing and if the US were to pull out, which we need to do, it would fall in on itself. They are more corrupt than any organization in history, even more so than any political party, mafia or group of street gang thugs, and they do so under the cover of law. Why anyone in this nation defends the UN I'll never know.

allen a

the un is as useful as t*its on a boar !

Sgt Big Red

The UN is just that, "Useless Nothing" that talks and talks and wants money.

RTO Trainer

They should not be, but yes, this is what they have allowed themselve to become by betraying their original purposes, embracing the "nothing worth a war" crowd.

darrell m

the UN has never had any teeth, they are dependent on the members to abide by their worthless treaties, and to supply troops to be peace keepers.

conranger1

As the United Nations is predominantly a Civil Organization that does not have its own standing military forces, and has to rely on the promises of volunteer troops from U.N. member countries, your ill-informed "question" revels how little you know about the United Nations Organization.

Super Man

The UN is a PAPER tiger with no teeth!

The UN can be shredded as is regularly shredded just as easily as paper!

Just as cars made of Bondo are imaginary cars, the UN being made of paper is just as imaginary!

Wish in one hand, poop in the other and see which one fills up faster!

What can be found at the UN with the worth of a turd?

Just Me

it surely is.. you are right bro

amnesty sucks

They are a waste of money for the US. We pay money for them to sit around and let the bad guys do whatever the hell they want.

vim108

Yes...the US controls the UN

Bushra

i m doing M.A politics & IR and above information is very useful for me// thanks for sharing .. speciallly gunny c has nice comments..

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