UN Security Council Must Get Serious On Destroying Islamic State…writes David singer
Brussels in lock-down, mayhem in Mali and the shooting down of a Russian war plane by Turkey have swiftly followed the unanimous passage on 20 November 2015 of an ineffectual French-sponsored Security Council Resolution 2249 (2015) in the record breaking time of just 34 minutes.
Resolution 2249 once again showed up the Security Council’s continuing reluctance to seriously deal with destroying Islamic State – even though the resolution itself determined that:
“ the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as Da’esh), constitutes a global and unprecedented threat to international peace and security,”
Such an “unprecedented threat” only produced this limp-listed response calling:
“upon Member States that have the capacity to do so to take all necessary measures, in compliance with international law, in particular with the United Nations Charter, as well as international human rights, refugee and humanitarian law, on the territory under the control of ISIL also known as Da’esh, in Syria and Iraq, to redouble and coordinate their efforts to prevent and suppress terrorist acts committed specifically by ISIL also known as Da’esh as well as ANF, and all other individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities associated with Al-Qaida, and other terrorist groups, as designated by the United Nations Security Council, and as may further be agreed by the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) and endorsed by the UN Security Council, pursuant to the statement of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) of 14 November, and to eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria;”
The result:
- Russia with Iran and Hezbollah
- the 62 nation coalition led by America
- France reeling from Islamic State atrocities committed in Paris
are now all conducting their own independent mini-wars on different terrorist groups and targets in Syria and Iraq – instead of focusing on their one common agreed enemy – Islamic State.
That a Russian fighter plane could be shot down by Turkey – both members of the ISSG – highlights the continuing folly of failing to have one military force under one military commander with the full support of all 193 United Nation member States.
Even more amazingly Resolution 2249 was passed despite this warning from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on 18 November:
“The Security Council needs to give preferential attention to the task of creating a solid legal foundation for the fight against this evil [Islamic State] and for the mobilization of an actual global coalition in response to this common uncompromising challenge for us all”.
Russia must now be ruing its decision to support the passage of Resolution 2249 – rather than insisting on the Security Council passing a Resolution under article 42 of the UN Charter directed specifically at Islamic State to:
“take such action by air, sea, or land forces as may be necessary to maintain or restore international peace and security. Such action may include demonstrations, blockade, and other operations by air, sea, or land forces of Members of the United Nations.”
Article 43 of the Charter would then have obliged:
- All Members of the United Nations to undertake to make available to the Security Council armed forces, assistance, and facilities, including rights of passage
- Agreements being made governing the numbers and types of forces, their degree of readiness and general location, and the nature of the facilities and assistance to be provided – such agreements to be negotiated as soon as possible on the initiative of the Security Council.
How many more atrocities and military misadventures must occur before the Security Council gets really serious on destroying Islamic State with its own UN-authorized global military force?
David Singer is a Sydney Lawyer and Foundation Member of the International Analysts Network
Nothing more than the UN’s push to form the One World Military. All except Israel will agree to do this and disarm and integrate under their World Leadership. WW3 winner will determine which side – East of West will control the All powerful Security Council and be in charge. Israel will refuse to disarm or give control over its Forces to the New World Gov that will be upgraded from the UN Post WW3 (aka NWO). This will then bring on Gog MGog. All Jewry that wants to live in the last country of Freedom – need to make Aliyah now or be swallowed up in the Anti Torah World Gov. They are using every incident and group to bring this into reality within the next decade – none of us will be immune to this clash of World Powers and the resulting World Gov, which BTW means also the abolition of all existing Countries Governments and the formation of the four major Geographical Block Governments that will operate under the Security Council. The EU is the first of that, all individual countries and legislation will become redundant by decree. Also private property rights, human resources etc. See Agenda 21 or Agenda 2030 for further info.
OMG!!! Da’esh must be quivering in their boots.
Baron
If you have any better solution – please let us in on your secret. The lack of the UN to pass such a resolution and act on it in the last 17 months since the declaration of Islamic State has caused a lot of death and suffering and turned Europe upside down.
Islamic State – and at least 27 terrorist groups that have since sworn allegiance to it around the world – is a world problem that needs a world solution.