United Nations court “orders” U.S. to lift sanctions on Iran.....

[Common Sense]

Yes, as the Arctic becomes more and more contested Canada is going to have to step up.

Use it or lose it.

If we don't assert our sovereignty, our northern territories and particularly the northwest passage, will end up international waters or someone else's.

[donttread]

We should stay. The veto power can be very useful.

Not if we won't recognize the organization's power and abide by it.
IMO, if we don't recognize their authority we should not be part of it.

[stjames1_53]

Not if we won't recognize the organization's power and abide by it.
IMO, if we don't recognize their authority we should not be part of it.

WE should have never joined to begin with. You do know that the UN has stopped us from being a true world power. The Korean War and "Nam were both testing grounds for the UN and their ability to control the outcome or how fighting was to be done

[MMC]

Humanitarian sanctions?" They don't even try to hide the hypocrisy anymore do they. The best way to handle this is to leave the UN.

I could go with that if we were starting up our own Justice League.....Like Tahu I use to think we should get out of the UN. But he is Right. We need to be there just to keep the loons in check. Then there is the ME, Russia, and China we have to keep in check.