Soldiers' families suing the UK government? Wow!

Newkie · 06-26-2013, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

I guess everyone just felt too bad to tell the French, "Hey, France, go kick rocks. The rest of us powerful countries need to discuss things."

I think it was just that post-war they were seen as a vital player on the continent, nobody wanted yet another war with Germany and everyone knew -esp Britain and the USSR that France would be the "best" buffer. They could also keep an eye on the pesky fascist/marxist movements for the rest of the council, especially in Italy and Spain. Although if Roosevelt had lived a little longer who knows? Maybe us and the french would have been cast off.

hip hop bunny hop · 06-26-2013, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

What exactly is the point of the Security Council anyway, besides giving the major powers unfair control of the UN? And why should France, among others, be on it? Since when has France been anything but a middling power after WWII?

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The U.N. wasn't created to be "fair" and it certainly wasn't supposed to be a Democracy. This is why H.G. Wells was among those who helped draft the founding documents of the organization.