>>>We are THE superpower and don't need the UN's authorization.
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>I reside in a country that has never spawned wars ;-) but has generally been on the "right side" in doing its tiny best to help out. Yes, Europe can maintain its pacific state only because the US has maintained its superpower status. Yes, I can see how that must grate a little.
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>But IMHO you need the UN, and the members of it, if you want to reduce your military presence in Iraq any time soon.
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>Finally, there is a label for the biggest boy in the playground who decides he can do as he pleases just because he is the biggest. Don't go there.

While what I said may come off as pompous, it wasn't intended as such. The fact of the matter is, we are the only superpower left. We are also the only country I know of that will conquer a dictator like Saddam, then spend money and lives rebuilding the country so it can "play nice" with the rest of us. Germany never did that, neither did England, France, Japan, nor Iraq, Iran, etc. etc. etc. If we were like those other countries, we would now own Iraq. It's funny to me that people in other countries don't see that.


As for the UN, we don't need them to sanction what we do, but it is always good if they do.