Citat Postat în original de Broscoi Vezi Post
NATO nu inseamna ONU ,deci actiunile sale sunt legitime numai daca au avizul ONU.
N-am zis ca NATO inseamna ONU. Am zis ca o organizatie suprastatala (o alianta politico-militara) beneficiaza de mai multa legitimitate decat un stat care actioneaza independent, conform intereselor sale.

Au fost discutii despre avizul ONU, care nu a fost considerat obligatoriu:
"The United States, the United Kingdom, and most other NATO countries opposed efforts to require the U.N. Security Council to approve NATO military strikes, such as the action against Serbia in 1999, while France and some others claimed that the alliance needed U.N. approval. The U.S./U.K. side claimed that this would undermine the authority of the alliance, and they noted that Russia and China would have exercised their Security Council vetoes to block the strike on Yugoslavia, and could do the same in future conflicts where NATO intervention was required, thus nullifying the entire potency and purpose of the organization." (Wikipedia)

Oricum, discutia a deviat.