That was his point, mine was "Europe tend to respect UN
resolutions".


Ahhh, now we're getting specific. Europe respects resolutions. OK, can you name
the last time the US violated a UN resolution? If you believe some of the press
reports coming out of Iraq, it appears both France and Germany much more
recently than the US....

I think you are painting this all too black and white.

It's a black and white issue. You say Europe respects UN resolutions and the US
does not. I don't think facts will support your argument.

Again, diverting the subject. The subject is; Europe always
obeys the UN and the US doesn't.

That was your subject, not mine.

I'm sorry, I've got it clarified now. Europe respects UN resolutions and the US
does not. That's your point. I'll be waiting while you tell me the last UN
resolution the US violated.



The US hasn't had a live test in over 25 years.

That the US won't ratify CTBT seems to indicate they will.


Wrong. The fact the CTBT outlaws subcritical testing is why congress will never
ratify it. If we (the US) sign an international legal document, we obide by it
(despite what you and the rest of Europe falsely believe), the same cannot be
said of China, North Korea and Iran. Why should US nuclear stockpile
modernization be permenantly frozen while our enemies continue their work?

Well, do you have any comments on why the US vetos just about
any resolution dealing with the palestine issue, and other
nations do not?

I've already explained that, and by the way, this is a poor argument to support
your facts. The US, by exercising its *legal UN veto authority*, is not
"disrespecting the UN", quite the opposite, we are working within the UN's own
system. Exercising a veto is not a good example of how the US doesn't respect
UN resolutions.

To me it lookes like Sharon has shattered
most efforts made in the past decade to bring about some
hope of peace and stability to the region, and the US seems
determined to support that.

I'm no fan of Sharon either, but until the UN at least realizes that Isreal has
security issues, and begins addressing those with UN resolutions, you're right,
the US will continue to veto these resolutions. Quick question; was there a UN
resolution condeming Egypt for their attack on Isreal during the Yom Kippur War
in 1973? Was one even seriously debated in the security council?


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