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I've said for a long time that the fundamental design of the UN Security Council is flawed - it's not easy to address the power differences of some countries, but this approach of five countries getting permanent membership and a veto is very problematic. It essentially ensures that the law only applies to countries without the 'connections' to be one of those five or their ally to get their veto.
That means the security council can do nothing against those five, or anyone one of them wants to protect, as the US does for Israel. That's an inherently corrupted, dysfunctional system of double standards.
And now, Zelensky has made that point, telling the Security Council that it should remove Russia, or the body is not legitimate. And he makes a good point.
But then, when that's agreed to - there's a good argument that the same applies to the US over the Iraq war, which the UN Secretary-General at the time rightly called illegal.
Something should be done. Both Iraq and Ukraine show the problem of the limits on the Security Council. And if the US is allowed to launch an illegal war without accountability - how can we condemn Russia or others for doing so?
That means the security council can do nothing against those five, or anyone one of them wants to protect, as the US does for Israel. That's an inherently corrupted, dysfunctional system of double standards.
And now, Zelensky has made that point, telling the Security Council that it should remove Russia, or the body is not legitimate. And he makes a good point.
But then, when that's agreed to - there's a good argument that the same applies to the US over the Iraq war, which the UN Secretary-General at the time rightly called illegal.
Something should be done. Both Iraq and Ukraine show the problem of the limits on the Security Council. And if the US is allowed to launch an illegal war without accountability - how can we condemn Russia or others for doing so?