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I'm torn about this (to return to the intent of the OP, devoid of its Chavez-trolling). Despite how the US has behaved in the last few decades, you can't just operate unilaterally without serious consequences. There has to be some sort of meeting place for nations, something with some authority and the wherewithal to back up what it says.
Right now, it doesn't look like the UN is that body.
Now, the question of "why" is an interesting one. Notice that the ENTIRE UN was screaming for an end to hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah last month. But with American backing, Israel kept right on.
In the Regan administration, the US started withholding its dues to the UN as a means of political leverage. IMO, that was the beginning of the end for the UN. Prior to that, UN resolutions literally created and dissolved nations (Israel, anyone?). Once Regan started flexing his imperialist muscles, UN power was dissolved in the face of American hegemony.
Look at where we are now: we recess-appoint a blatantly anti-UN ambassador to the UN. We scoff at the united voices of ALL THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD. America has displayed nothing but contempt for the UN and the international community, has worked to undercut UN power. And now we complain that the UN is powerless!
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