The United States should stay in the UN for the sole purpose of retaining its veto power on the security council. That means that any action the UN wants to unleash against us with actual teeth will be shut down. If we leave the UN, we will be classified as a rogue state and the rest of the world will be allowed to attack us without consequence.
By rest of world you mean the Big Boys Club, which the USA is a founding member of. If we want to talk to China, Russia, France, etc... we can just talk straight to them. No need for a middle man. Same goes for the smaller countries too.
Here's my counter offer: We leave the UN /and/ keep our veto power too!
During the US Invasion of Panama, 7 irrelevant, pissant countries tried to get the UN to issue a resolution demanding immediate US withdrawal.
It was vetoed by UK and France in addition to the US. If you leave the UN that only leaves us in the UK (France has shown itself to be an unreliable ally since then) who will definitely veto in your favour in any future issue, unless you do some crazy shit like invade France. Actually we probably would still definitely veto in your favour if you did that lol.
Seriously though, even though a military threat to the US is unlikely, the UN could be a pain in the ass if they wanted.
Yeah could you imagine Somalia launching an attack on the USA .. they’d be sending child soldiers after child soldier until America is finally defeated
The United States should stay in the UN for the sole purpose of retaining its veto power on the security council. That means that any action the UN wants to unleash against us with actual teeth will be shut down. If we leave the UN, we will be classified as a rogue state and the rest of the world will be allowed to attack us without consequence.
Lol no. Cuz we are the only consequence.
And when the rest of the world declares war on us because they do not like the outcome of our elections or the ruling of our courts?
By rest of world you mean the Big Boys Club, which the USA is a founding member of. If we want to talk to China, Russia, France, etc... we can just talk straight to them. No need for a middle man. Same goes for the smaller countries too.
Here's my counter offer: We leave the UN /and/ keep our veto power too!
I feel like the US navy communicates well.
During the US Invasion of Panama, 7 irrelevant, pissant countries tried to get the UN to issue a resolution demanding immediate US withdrawal.
It was vetoed by UK and France in addition to the US. If you leave the UN that only leaves us in the UK (France has shown itself to be an unreliable ally since then) who will definitely veto in your favour in any future issue, unless you do some crazy shit like invade France. Actually we probably would still definitely veto in your favour if you did that lol.
Seriously though, even though a military threat to the US is unlikely, the UN could be a pain in the ass if they wanted.
The whole system of international "justice" and "fairness" post-cold war is built on the back of American Military power.
Yeah could you imagine Somalia launching an attack on the USA .. they’d be sending child soldiers after child soldier until America is finally defeated