On Monday, March 31, 2003, at 07:03 PM, Andrew Weiss wrote:
> << 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.<<
>
> Maybe you'd like to enlighten us all on when the US used its veto
> power to
> prevent an important trading partner and historical ally from
> proceeding
> with a course of action. My knowledge of the UN is much more limited
> than
> yours.
Gee, I'm surprised that you didn't qualify it even further. How about
"When did the US use their veto on a cloudy Tuesday afternoon while the
ambassador was standing on his head and wearing a green and yellow tie"?
A veto is a just that. You can concoct all of the imagined
restrictions you want (You can veto any resolution, providing it isn't
supported by a country with whom you have trade and alliance
relationships), but that doesn't change the rules.
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