On Monday (12/11/12) the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) elected members from the western grouping to the 47 member United Nations Human Rights Council. With the Security Council changing in the way that it has the United States really needed to hang on to their seat. However due to their utter refusal to stick a restraining order on Chris Brown there were serious doubts over whether the US could make a fit arbiter of human rights issues. However despite the blatant provocation the UNGA took pity on the US and re-elected them to another 3 year term. I think that this was the correct decision but the US are now seriously getting to a point where they need to learn there is only so far they can push things before actions start having consequences. That of course is what the Yank were hoping for. No doubt they're telling the President it's part of some elaborate ploy to get the Chinese to play a larger role on the international stage by getting the US to play a smaller role.
15:10 on 14/11/12.
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