Unilateralism will bring about more conflicts.

[Arta]

Discuss.

[CrAz3D]

I believe that too much big government accomplishes very little good.  UN, pointless; constitutional ammendment banning gay marriage, ridiculous; total government control of business, not productive.

Wasn't it the originally G.W. (George Washington) that said we should keep no indefinate treaties with other countries?

[Arta]

Someone said that the US should have freidnly relations with all countries an entangling relations with none, or something similar. Unfortunately, when that was said, get entangled with a nation was a rather difficult and time-consuming process. These days, it's much harder to avoid. I like the principle, but I think it's wishful thinking.

[CrAz3D]

I think it would be easy enough to start to move to become more isolationistic in terms of other countries' human rights & aid & the like.  If we just focus on business with other countries & giving aid to our own countries then maybe it all would work better & fewer people would have their toes stepped on

[Topaz]

Wasn't it the originally G.W. (George Washington) that said we should keep no indefinate treaties with other countries?

I'm pretty sure most treaties expire, and usually get rewritten with new terms as such. They also get broken through war pacts and etc.

[Forged]

Wasn't it the originally G.W. (George Washington) that said we should keep no indefinate treaties with other countries?

So my 8th grade history teacher said.

[CrAz3D]

Wasn't it the originally G.W. (George Washington) that said we should keep no indefinate treaties with other countries?

I'm pretty sure most treaties expire, and usually get rewritten with new terms as such. They also get broken through war pacts and etc.

So when does the UN expire?

[Topaz]

The UN isn't a treaty in itself, just a global(?) alliance(?).

[CrAz3D]

A treaty is an alliance basically.

[Banana fanna fo fanna]

A treaty is an alliance basically.

No.

I think it depends on the situation. Bilateral talks with countries that we aren't friendly with and have governments not run by a single total complete wacko (like North Korea) are productive, but with NK, I think unilateral talks are key.

[CrAz3D]

An alliance is a type of treaty, sorry, I had it backwards

[nslay]

Wasn't it the originally G.W. (George Washington) that said we should keep no indefinate treaties with other countries?

I'm pretty sure most treaties expire, and usually get rewritten with new terms as such. They also get broken through war pacts and etc.

So when does the UN expire?

Mmm, beer is good

It did expire...it expired when the soviet union fell...why does the US need to go through the UN when no one poses a threat to them?

[CrAz3D]

The UN expired?...what is this thing in the news about the huge oil for food scandal that happened within the UN?

[nslay]

The UN expired?...what is this thing in the news about the huge oil for food scandal that happened within the UN?

Although the UN provides aid, it fails in its objective...it's not able to stop the US's actions, it has no leverage to force the US to deal through it.  It sounds like another failure like the league of nations (which all it could do was point its finger at Japan and tell it that it was a bad boy).
Oh yeah, Colin Powell basically called it "obsolete"

[Topaz]

Power has to balance power, but its not done in the modern world. America can overrule any country or alliance in its decision, and our manpower usually intimidates or even bullies other countries into submission or agreement to our terms. It's sad, really, because we really can't do too much about it.