... this flows out of a discussion on the idea that took place at the UN last week which somehow I ended up watching most of.
By JEAN BRICMONT - July 28, 2009
...{T]he main obstacle to the implementation of a genuine [Responsibility to Protect] are precisely the policies and the attitudes of the countries that are most enthusiastic about this doctrine, namely the Western countries, and in particular the US...[I]f a "new norm" is introduced, within the context of the current relationship of political and military forces, it will not save anyone anywhere, unless the United States sees fit to intervene, from its own perspective.
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