Saddam captured

[elSicomoro]

Originally posted by ThisOleMiss
Uh, since when did the ICC, the World Court, the UN or any other international institution mean jack shit to America?

Last week, when the tariffs on imported steel were dropped by the US after a WTO ruling against them.

I definitely don't think we should have signed onto the ICC, as I think it would have affected our national sovereignty. And let's see how the signatories feel when one of their countrymen is in the crosshairs.

The US needs the rest of the world as much as the rest of the world needs us. Economically, we cannot survive on our own anymore. Historically, we helped start the UN (and for that matter, the League of Nations). And from a humanitarian perspective, we only have this one world. To me, it makes more sense to work with others as much as possible rather than against them.

The UN is by no means perfect...it simply can't be when you have the interests of 200 nations clashing against each other. But it provides a vital forum for countries to air their grievances and to work together as best as possible to take on issues that could affect us all.