> Does it matter that few UN members conform to them? Does anything the UN does matter? I don't mean that in a flippant/sarcastic way. The "teeth" of the UN is

> Does it matter that few UN members conform to them? Does anything the UN does matter? I don't mean that in a flippant/sarcastic way. The "teeth" of the UN is ostensibly the UN Security Council, which runs on vetoes by interests that are practically never aligned. It seems to provide cover for US policy, and when it can't serve that purpose the US does what it wants anyway either with NATO or by itself.