Signed. I don’t know why, but I still have the feeling that 3 permanent members of the Security Council will veto it, while the other 2 won’t care much…
@anonymous: Should we not be careful what we support?
Yes, absolutely. And in other circumstances I would see plenty of reasons not to sign that kind of stuff. However, in this case, the argument to create yet another PR headache for Israel outweighs, I believe, such considerations. But yes, this is definitely a good argument.
Signed. I don’t know why, but I still have the feeling that 3 permanent members of the Security Council will veto it, while the other 2 won’t care much…
The principle of “Responsibility to Protect” is discussed here:
http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2009/bricmont030809.html
and here:
http://www.un.org/ga/president/63/interactive/protect/conceptnote.pdf
The principle justifies the violation of sovereignty and authorizes big power intervention under the cloak of humanitarianism and protecting the weak.
Should we not be careful what we support? The unintended consequences for the weak are clearly intended by the powerful.
@anonymous: Should we not be careful what we support?
Yes, absolutely. And in other circumstances I would see plenty of reasons not to sign that kind of stuff. However, in this case, the argument to create yet another PR headache for Israel outweighs, I believe, such considerations. But yes, this is definitely a good argument.