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I'm skeptical of your idea that the UN is "nothing" without the US military. I think you overestimate what the US contributes. I'm also skeptical that it's be
by bontaq 7y ago
I'm skeptical of your idea that the UN is "nothing" without the US military. I think you overestimate what the US contributes. I'm also skeptical that it's beneficial to "project power", which I assume means has military bases in their country and parks a carrier somewhere near them.
- i_am_proteus 7y agoIt might not be anything with the US military. This is a serious question: what has the UN successfully accomplished in the last 20 years?
- sdbryan 7y agoWhat has the Roman Empire ever done for us?
- giardini 7y agoObligatory link: "Monty Python: What have the romans ever done for us?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7tvauOJMHo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7tvauOJMHo
- mattmanser 7y agohttps://peacekeeping.un.org/en/our-successes https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/our-successes
- wtdata 7y agoFor one, the major task of implementing a single currency shared by a big number of the world's richest nations.