Thread: A U.N. evolution...A U.S. devolution?

I put this into category "whatever UN does it is always wrong"

But seriously i think it is important that any military operations conducted in Libya are made under UN mandate. If it were made without, by NATO or any individual country, say France, Britain or US then it would quickly turn, or at least seen as east - west campaign. Lot of damage has already been done in Middle East when liberators have turned -or at least seen as- invaders. It was very important to have Arab League behind this decision.

UN might be a bit of paper tiger with military actions but it is as strong members together decide. It has done some excellent job with some peace keeping operations and specially many non-military operations related to education, medical, election supervising etc etc. Things that have saved millions of lives. Things that no country couldn't have done alone.

Protecting civil population and giving this funny looking colonel a sign that genocides will be prevented is something that should have been done in many other places as well. But had nothing been done in Libya there would soon be genocide and we would have another million refugees in Europe.