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The US not only conceived of the UN, but finances it and hosts it. Regardless of the current leadership or disorganization, we are committed to our obligation as a UN member, and cannot choose when to ignore it.
It is an obvious truth that not only the Bush lawyers, but the Bush administration must be held to account for their actions in a court of law. History demands it.
I see that reality and facts continue to elude your uniformed hyperbolic rhetoric.
The UN is an international organization established immediately after World War II. It replaced the League of Nations. In 1945, when the UN was founded, there were 51 members; 191 nations are now members of the organization.
What was the League of Nations?
A former international organization, established by the peace treaties that ended World War I. Like its successor, the United Nations, its purpose was the promotion of international peace and security.
The original membership of the League included the victorious Allies of World War I (with the exception of the United States, whose Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles) and most of the neutral nations. Among later admissions to membership were Bulgaria (1920), Austria (1920), Hungary (1922), Germany (1926), Mexico (1931), Turkey (1932), and the USSR (1934). Through the efforts of Sir Eric Drummond, the first secretary-general of the League, a truly international secretariat was created. Geneva, Switzerland, was chosen as the League headquarters.
Consider my efforts to educate you a public service for the DP forum.