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fujiyamasan

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4. And this is why the world can't have nice things.

Reply to cliffside (Original post)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 01:45 AM

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The UNSC should be abolished. The five nation veto power alone makes it useless and anachronistic. The world is a completely different place form when it ws formed.

Both proposals are trash. Neither the US or Russian proposals are worth taking seriously.

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Highlight:

Russia Counters U.S. Plan for Gaza With Its Own Proposal at U.N. Security Council [View all] cliffside Saturday OP

Additional links ... cliffside Saturday #1

I'm speechless (insert sarcasm thingy) ;) n/t Cheezoholic Saturday #2

Opinion - The path to peace in Gaza comes to a crossroads at the U.N. cliffside Saturday #3

And this is why the world can't have nice things. fujiyamasan Saturday #4

Agree, five nations should not have that much power, it is a different world. nt cliffside Saturday #8

Missing from this discussion? "Palestinians" Grins Saturday #5

So true :( nt cliffside Saturday #9

The US should make a couple adjustments/compromises Mosby Saturday #6

trump and kushner want the waterfront property so anyone will need to obey their wishes. nt cliffside Saturday #10

If you look at the map included in the Trump plan Mosby Sunday #15

M. Dahlan - this guy? Doesn't sound like a good person ... cliffside Saturday #12

He has a lot of unfinished business with Hamas. Mosby Sunday #14

Whatever plan finally gets approved, Bayard Saturday #7

Exactly! nt cliffside Saturday #11

None of these are addressing one of the most crucial impediments to peace fujiyamasan Sunday #13

Why would anyone reward terrorism? Mosby Sunday #16