“We must recognise that we are much stronger working through NATO, the

Comment on Conservative Policies : Conservative Foreign Affairs Policy by David.

“We must recognise that we are much stronger working through NATO, the UN, or the G8 than when acting alone, and that our moral authority is vital to our success.”

Although I don’t disagree with the above per se, the truth is the above coalitions have been shown to be toothless at times and incapable of acting (too many vito’s).

Not one for war mongering, but at times Europe/USA needs to act and act fast in the name of what’s right (Bosnia comes to mind!).

If Europe was a stronger force together (and I wish it was) we’d have never had to make the decision to invade Iraq with America. Almost everyone believed Iraq had WMDs (they’d used them previously), but the UN refused to act decisively.

If Iraq had WMDs (which was the consensus when we invaded) and we found them, we’d have been seen to some degree have made the correct decision to invade. That being said invading any sovereign country like Iraq/Afghanistan, history tells us it’s never going to go well. I think we’d have a completely different history if the UN/NATO had real strength behind it.

David