Posted by
Reeson on Monday, March 12, 2007 8:51:57 PM
This is the perfect example of why the EU and the UN are ultimately doomed to failure. States will almost always exercise their sovereign authority over the wishes of a regional or world body when that state feels it is in its national interest.
The UN Security Council consistently fails to achieve anything of substance because the permanent members put national interests above global interests. Examples: North Korea, Iraq, Iran. The same can be said of the EU. Voters, when given a chance, rejected the EU constitution because it took away too much of their nations' sovereign powers.
http://www.washtimes.com/world/20070311-113354-3570r.htm