United States should denounce the United Nations

Thank you con for the arguments. = = = First of all Pro fails to point out the actions soldiers whom are mentally weak cannot be held responsible for. As much as -again I agree with Pro in this regard- rape is MORALLY WRONG, we cannot find a person culpable when they suffer from PTSD for example. Or in which the cultures of their respective countries call for the belittling of other women.(Name any Islamic country you can think of) Pro fails to understand from my previous point that the UN is created from several countries donating troops for a limited period of time, and thus come from all different cultures. It cannot possibly be on behalf of the UN entirely, as perhaps even their own home countries may not be aware of it. Again I'll point to country to country in immunity as Col. Russell Williams of Canada was tried and charged. He has no other evidence to refute this fact. All this proves at best is that the UN should be rehabilitated, not left in the dark by the US. With Russell Williams example Pros argument would -by implication- would require Canada, and the US to completely walk away from their own armies for an individuals actions against people of other countries. So here is a thought challenge for you: in the case of Russell Williams, should we hold the WHOLE Canadian military responsible for that individuals actions? Or just the individual? According to Pro, we must harm ALL of the UN, not just the country and/or individual(s) whom have committed the crimes. Simply does not make logical sense, especially while I prove that the UN proves more good than anything else. Second rebuttal regarding Libya. I cannot explain the rationale by no fault of my own. As according to the UN, because these are public votes, no explanations are given.[1] However, I would guess that this vote would called others to think that putting Libya in a role of responsibility would result in a 'lead by example' effect on Libya. The funny thing is it (The UN) was justified in giving it to Libya. As From 1977 onward, per capita income in the country rose to more than US $11,000, the fifth-highest inï¿½Africa,ï¿½while theï¿½Human Development Indexï¿½became the highest in Africa and greater than that ofï¿½Saudi Arabia.ï¿½This was achieved without borrowing any foreign loans, keeping Libyaï¿½debt-free.ï¿½In addition, the country'sï¿½literacyï¿½rate rose from 10% to 90%, life expectancy rose from 57 to 77 years,ï¿½equal rightsï¿½were establishedï¿½for womenï¿½andï¿½black people,ï¿½employment opportunitiesï¿½were established for migrant workers, andï¿½welfareï¿½systems were introduced that allowed access to freeï¿½education, freeï¿½healthcare, and financial assistance for housing. Theï¿½Great Manmade Riverï¿½was also built to allow free access to fresh water across large parts of the country.ï¿½In addition, financial support was provided for university scholarships and employment programs. [2] Third, okay you have a point; atheism is irrelevant here. Continuation of Pro's rebuttals... For food issues, that is only ONE. Here is the OVERALL impact of the UN: Every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) investigates 200 to 250 disease outbreaks. In 2003, WHO helped stop the spread of SARS before it could reach and infected tens of thousands of people. WHO is currently coordinating the global response to human avian influenza and monitoring the threat of a possible world-wide pandemic. • WHO, in partnership with civil society organizations, has vaccinated more than 500 million children in more than 60 countries helping reduce measles deaths by 68% globally and 91% in Africa (compared to 2000). • At the recent High-Level Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) during the UN General Assembly, $3 billion in new commitments were made to combat Malaria in order to help meet the UN's goal of achieving near zero preventable malaria deaths by 2015 and to meet the Secretary-General's call for universal malaria control coverage by the end of 2010. • WHO eradicated smallpox in 1980, becoming the only entity to ever eliminate a major world-wide disease. • WHO and UNICEF, in partnership with Rotary International and the Centers for Disease Control have virtually eliminated Polio. In 2006, due to the UN-led effort, polio was officially eliminated in Egypt and Niger, reducing the number of nations with active polio cases to four. Since 1988, the number of polio cases reported each year has declined more than 99%. • Over the last 30 years, UNICEF and WHO have been responsible for increasing the rate of vaccination of preventable diseases from 5% to 75% worldwide. [3] While the US does contribute the most, Pro seems to forget that after the Cold War the US is the worlds only current super-power. Due to the fact that they have the most money, they have to pay more. Furthermore, this only furthers my point that the US should not leave the UN; as they have just used that money to no benefit by withdrawing. Also not all countries have UN membership, and thus is seen as a more prestigious club regarding international affairs. In defence of my point, I'd like to point out that the UN has single-handedly improved the Economic status of the US and Canada for that matter. It has also resulted in changing War in combinations with the Geneva Conventions in which lay out the rules of war. It offers greater morality for the world. Without the UN, Canada and the US would probably NOT have a free trade agreement, as it was not until after the UN was formed that NAFTA came into effect. Furthermore, after the formation of the UN we now have much more countries. During the US occupation of Iraq, they were not under the government of Iraq but causing a regime change. Yugoslavia has separated, same as Czechoslovakia and a number of other countries. So it is not like Nazi Germany taking in Poland. If in theory that were to happen today the Nazi's -I hypothesize- would install a dictatorship sympathetic to the Nazi's. Prisoners of war now have rights. And before the Bill of Rights and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms Canadians aided by the UN Declaration for the Rights of Man. Thus it is a 'stepping stone' for countries to form a legally binding rule of law, and human rights. Sources: [1] http://www.un.org... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org... [3] http://www.betterworldcampaign.org...