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Originally Posted by larsrq
It is interesting read all the american views regarding UN. I think it's sad that you guys not really understand that the world consists of more than the USA. USA have very hard time understanding that other countries see things another way ad that doesn't mean that they are against USA.
One of the weakest parts of UN is the decision process that allow some countries to go against what the majority wants. I think that if the UN is going to be effective you have to take away the right to veto a suggestion. On the other hand UN must be able to put more presure on countries that don't follow the ruels that everybody have agreed to. For example it should have been easier for UN to put presure on Iraq to make them do what UN wanted them to do.
Ok thats my views anyway. Argue against me now.. 
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Its all about whether or not you want a World Government that actually works of course. The 5 Permanent Members of the Security Council and their veto power is by far, the most crippling thing. For one thing, why are those 5 nations granted special status without there being a chance of them losing it ... EVER. Times and circumstances change. The UN has not been built to adapt. 5 veto-empowered nations means its pretty damned unlikely they will ever be an effective World Government, especially considering the opposing agendas of the USA, Russia, France, the UK and China. And any action to strip those 5 nations of their veto powers would be vetoed by them.
Just about everyone will favor humanitarian causes. Feed starving people, help rebuild wartorn nations, etc. For situation like Rwanda, the UN only seems capable of condemning and telling the bad guys "learn to play nice next time".