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if speaking about the security council in particular, military presence is the most important factor. they are the ones passing resolutions that (ostensibly) could lead to military enforcement, doesn't it make sense for the nations who would provide resources for any effort the security council signs up for to be the ones to vote on it? as if the UN didn't already have legitimacy problems...
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
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