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Once all countries, big, small, rich and poor, realize that their greater good lies in maintaining global peace without any "ifs and buts" they can join forces to reform the UN and make it a more effective body.

Works Cited

Charter of the United Nations." United Nations' Official Website. 2007. March 10, 2007. http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/index.html

Holmes, Kim R. "New World Disorder: A Critique of the United Nations." Journal of International Affairs. 46: 2, 1993. pp: 323-340

Kant, Immanuel. "Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch." 1795. Mount Holyoke College. http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/kant/kant1.htm

Mallaby, Sebastian. "Bound to Fail." Newsweek International, March 5, 2007 issue. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17311792/site/newsweek/

Slavin, Barbara and Bill Nichols. "Bolton a 'guided missile.'" USA TODAY. 11/30/2003. March 10, 2007 http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2003-11-30-bolton-usat_x.htm

The Charter of the United Nations was signed by the representatives of 50 countries on June 26, 1945; the start of its preamble states: "We the peoples of the United Nations [are] determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war" -- reflecting the primacy accorded to the promotion of peace by the organization ("Charter of the UN")

The five permanent members of the Security Council were the victors of the Second World War

As an example, the U.S. has vetoed at least 32 Security Council since 1982 that were critical of Israel

The only exception to this rule in the initial years of UN's formation was the UN Security Council Resolution on Korea in 1950 in which the Soviet Union had abstained.The role of UN in sanctioning military action against Iraq's occupation of Kuwait during the First Gulf War is often cited as an example of its success

Bolton was made the U.S. Ambassador to the UN on a "recess appointment"; he resigned in December 2006 when his appointment was not confirmed by the Senate

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