U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose

Re:U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose by wing-_-nuts on Thursday November 02, 2023 @06:24PM (#38121159)

I've always taken Zeihan's assertions that world trade will collapse without the US playing world police as pretty laughable. It's in pretty much everyone's interest that world trade be protected. Even if the US were to sink into the ocean I could see the UN raising a fleet to ensure shipping was protected from piracy and harassment the next day.

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Re:U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose by legitster on Thursday November 02, 2023 @06:32PM (#38121268)

But we are already seeing huge trade disruptions in the Gulf and the Black Sea and the UN is not even close to doing anything about it.

> It's in pretty much everyone's interest that world trade be protected.

That's not necessarily true. There are prominent exemptions - Russia, India, the US, and Iran, among others.

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Re:U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose by wing-_-nuts on Thursday November 02, 2023 @06:39PM (#38121374)

Huge disruptions? Really? If we're seeing 'huge' disruptions, you'd think the world would care enough to do something about it no? Why is it always our responsibility?

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