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this post was submitted on 04 Sep 2026
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Well, NATO isn't about legislation so much as mutual defense. And the UN's resolutions have as much impact as individual countries permit, in many cases.
It's often said that the real point of the UN and the security council veto power was to offer the world's most powerful nations a way to come to a more permanent table and disagree, instead of war being the default threat.
I like that last paragraph.
And yeah, the UN resolutions don't mean much. But it would still feel a little better if they could pass things that are reasonable without interference.