UN Approves Action Against "Global Threat" of IS

[Jonathan Fairfield]

UN Approves Action Against "Global Threat" of IS

Military action against Islamic State (IS) in Syria grew a step closer after the United Nations Security Council approved plans to redouble its efforts to prevent further attacks from extremists.

More details soon....

-- (c) Associated Press 2015-11-21

[NeverSure]

The UN, Huh?

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[eggers]

The UN needs revamping operates like a giant monolith; way to slow to respond to critical events!

[bangon04]

Wow.... the UN Security Council actually agreed on something.........probably surprised themselves. Now they may have to do something.....

Edited November 21, 2015 by bangon04

[Scott]

Off-topic post refused. The thread is about the UN not the US.

[simple1]

The UN, Huh?

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the United Nations Security Council - it's obvious you don't have a clue on the significance of the resolution

[arjunadawn]

Disclaimer: I despise the UN. However, this resolution means those who actually do want to act, and there are many, now have cover for action; a political device.. It has been my suspicion for a while now that the US desperately needs another face, in fact another authority to extricate the US from the mess it created; Russia only exacerbated this need. The US is effectively chained to the inevitability that if DAESH loses, the US loses. If Assad wins, the US loses. Heads you win tails you lose- Sword of Damocles thing. DAESH is the issue but pretty apparent is this UN resolution may- may- set in motion the authority for NATO to act. Whether NATO or independent countries someone without an investment in the Syrian debacle needs to step up and address the problem. IMO the US wants a NATO imprint so the choices out of this mess can be attributed to consensus, rather than US culpability.

[Seastallion]

I tend to think you're right, AJD.

(except the slip of the tongue, pen keystroke, "heads I lose, tails you win" makes the sense of what you were saying (and what you meant, I'm sure).).

Surely, then, (and the Russians are hinting that this may be possible), vanquishing daesh AND removing Assad at the same time is the answer.