resurrectionsong

August 12, 2004

Great Comment

Left by Zachariah of Below Street Level on AfricaBlog, this one struck me as being right on the money:

There is no stolid humanitarian interest in either the UN or the EU as whole entities. Neither organization really goes out of its way to engage the terrors of the world unless the risk of doing so to each individual member is totally negligible, be it economic, political, or strategic. It is the individual states that we must rely on to lead these sloths to action. I find it incredible that after all the talk of regretful inaction in Rwanda, we still sit around and just, well, talk. And it is no coincidence that the Bosnian action was taken not by the U.N. or the E.U., but by NATO as led by the U.S. So while they parce words and throw decisions around committees, let's put pressure on individual states to take action.

Sounds about right to me.

Be sure to check out BSL. I think you'll like it.

Posted by zombyboy at August 12, 2004 05:08 PM | TrackBack

Comments

I'm glad you liked the comment. I've written other things on BSL relating to my opinions of these international bodies. As far as the U.N. in concerned, I just don't think we can expect liberal democracies and totalitarian or oligarchic governments to reach fundamental agreements, given that the norms for each are so different. Why should democracies allow any imposition on their behavior from dictators and tyrants? Anyway, thanks for the showcase, and I hope you enjoy BSL.

Posted by: Zachariah at August 13, 2004 02:50 PM