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A 2 page paper. The essay reports the major reason the United Nations was created and the fact that since its founding only two wars have been approved by the Security Council. The writer comments on the U.S. entering combat without the approval of the UN. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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responds to peace-keeping and other UN missions is the U.S. The purpose of the United Nations was initially to keep peace, specifically, to prevent a third world war. After atomic
bombs were made, it became clear that it was possible for one country to wipe another country off the face of the earth. Of course, the UN has expanded its
role significantly since it was first established. The United Nations has exercised control and authority over the approval and use of military force between countries. There has only been
one war fought under the command of the United Nations since its founding, that was the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. The United Nations approved or mandated the first
Person Gulf War against Iraq in 1991 but the war was not fought under the command of the UN.1 Betts also points out that no major power has refrained from
using military force just because the United Nations Security Council has failed to approve such action.2 Does that mean the United Nations will become obsolete and irrelevant in foreseeable future?
Betts does not think so. The U.S. did not change its mind about declaring war on Iraq because the UN refused to approve. The U.S. brought a strong case to
the UN when seeking their approval to go into Iraq. For more than a decade, Iraq had refused to meet the mandates of the UN Security Council resolutions.3 Only historians
in the far future will be able to analyze the outcomes of this war. But, to answer the question, it does not seem that the United Nations plays much of
a role at all in U.S. National Security Policy. There are individual cases where membership does play a definite role. For instance, Susan Rice is the former Assistant Secretary
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