The decision to let a UN cease-fire resolution pass has been hailed as a dramatic turning point. It isn’t.

Obvi America (in its present form) wouldn’t stop supporting genocide. However, i do think they are worried about optics and know they can’t keep saying ‘Israel has a right to defend itself’ like they did before.

  • LaughingLion [any, any]English
    3•3 months ago

    they need to remove the veto power of the permanent members but that would require amending the charter which any permanent member can veto soooooo

    • @Justice@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      3•3 months ago

      Yeah clearly that veto power is dumb as hell but also clearly the US and all the other permanent members wanted it for obvious reasons. If the US couldn’t veto any UNSC resolution on a whim there’s little reason to remain in the UN.

      If I’m being a liberal though, a compromise might be requiring two permanent member votes to veto a resolution or, better, US/FR/UK any of them are one veto vote and RU/CH are another veto. One veto must come each camp to kill a resolution otherwise it’s treated as abstain.