I agree, it is odd. It has hamstrung the U.N. all these years -- not
unintentionally, I'm sure.
I suspect that at the time, that was the only way you could get the Big-5 to
sign on to the idea of the U.N. to settle differences (or cloak their own
policies in "legitimacy")
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Sumrall" <j-k-s /AT/ charter .DO.T net>
To: <profox@leafe.com>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] : French Products and Companies to Boycott
> It seems odd to me that one veto squashes the whole deal. I guess I'm just
> used to 'majority' votes.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ed Leafe" <ed /AT/ leafe .DO.T com>
> To: <profox@leafe.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 4:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [OT] : French Products and Companies to Boycott
>
>
> > On Monday, March 31, 2003, at 05:10 PM, Andrew Weiss wrote:
> >
> > > What I resent is the french setting themselves up as the one and only
> > > obstacle to the resolution passing. France is a relatively small
> > > country
> > > with a huge economy that competes ruthlessly around the world for
> > > markets.
> >
> > They are a permanent member of the Security Council. Every such member
> > can do the same; the US certainly does when it feels like it.
> >
> > It seems rather odd to use your position when it suits you, and then
> > complain bitterly when someone else does exactly the same thing.
> >
> > ___/
> > /
> > __/
> > /
> > ____/
> > Ed Leafe
> > http://leafe.com/
> > http://opentech.leafe.com
> >
> >
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