Thomas P.M. Barnett

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...The problem is, not all decisions can be arrived at via perfectly acceptable consensus. Some options preclude others, and do not lend themselves to "one from column A and two from column B" courses of action. Conflict of aims and will is not always resolvable by discussion.
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The main point being that in order to impose the transition, as we did in Iraq, the executive should not need to resort to making the case for "imminent threat". Iraq was indicted by the grand jury of the UNSC how many times? Even for many of those who disagreed with the Iraq war, the question was not "if" they deserved it, but "when". Dr. Barnetts point is that at the moment the US, and western allies are calling the shots, but over then next 10 to 20 years the center of gravity on economic and world power will shift toward China and India.

My biggest concern is the opportunity for corruption that exists amongst the decision making council. The UN Oil for Food scandal is an example where the mobster was able to buy off some key votes on the jury.