<< 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.<<
Gee, thanks, Ed. That really clears it up.
Sorry if I challenged you to state a specific example of what you were
stating so unequivocally as if it were certain knowledge. I guess I was way
out of line, huh? If you aren't prepared to support your assertions maybe
you shouldn't be so willing to make them, particularly when your tone is
condescending.
BTW, sarcasm is a puny defense.
Andy
-----Original Message-----
From: profox-admin .AT. leafe D.OT com [mailto:profox-admin@leafe.com]On Behalf Of
Ed Leafe
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 7:56 PM
To: profox .AT. leafe D.OT com
Subject: Re: [OT] : French Products and Companies to Boycott
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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