tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439821336238477882.post9211112295275608157..comments2023-04-10T04:25:40.802-04:00Comments on The Bowed Bookshelf: Interventions: A Life in War and Peace by Kofi AnnanTrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00246455872244287099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439821336238477882.post-30674581780418585682012-11-02T20:39:03.766-04:002012-11-02T20:39:03.766-04:00The U.N. has had a history of impotence because al...The U.N. has had a history of impotence because all governments like to think of themselves as sovereign. But there are times when the pressure of the international community is best exerted in concert.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246455872244287099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439821336238477882.post-60528016057952315192012-10-29T21:14:19.258-04:002012-10-29T21:14:19.258-04:00This sounds really fascinating. I once read a book...This sounds really fascinating. I once read a book on the Srebenica massacre in Bosnia, which focused on how the international community stood impotent while the slaughter went on unstopped. It's hard to understand how things like this can happen in today's world, but they do, all the time, and we need to understand how our leaders think and why they allow the unthinkable at times.Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.com