Obama backs India bid for UN Security Council seat
November 8th, 2010 . by TexasFredObama backs India bid for UN Security Council seat
NEW DELHI (AP) – President Barack Obama on Monday backed India for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, a dramatic diplomatic gesture to his hosts at the end of his first visit to this booming nation.
Obama made the announcement in a speech to India’s parliament on the third and final day of his stay. In doing so, he fulfilled what was perhaps India’s dearest wish for Obama’s trip here. India has sought permanent Security Council membership for years.
“The just and sustainable international order that America seeks includes a United Nations that is efficient, effective, credible and legitimate,” Obama said. “That is why I can say today – in the years ahead, I look forward to a reformed U.N. Security Council that includes India as a permanent member.”
The announcement brought the loudest applause of Obama’s speech. But it does not mean that India will join the five permanent Security Council members anytime soon. The U.S. is backing India’s membership only in the context of unspecified reforms to the council that could take years to bring about.
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Obama backs India bid for UN Security Council seat
At 1st glance I thought, ‘WTH? Is Obama pandering India that hard?’, and then it hit me, Obama is going to *outsource* the U.N. to India. This is a setup and the U.N. won’t even see it coming.
It gets the U.N. out of the USA, and that’s a good thing…if it were only so.
But imagine this scenario if you will; India, the outsourcing king of the world, they get the U.N. to move to Mumbai, they set up a web site, The U.N. in Action, make it a DOT ORG, India is BIG on DOTS, they set up a FAQ page with tons of drop-down options covering all sorts of politically correct answers designed to appease the masses, and then they open a United Nations Call-in Desk. 24-7 call-in customer support and award winning service, all designed with the fate of the world in mind.
*ring ring* — Hello, greetings, hasalam alaikum, you have reached the United Nations Call-In Desk. All of our service technicians are busy at this moment, please remain on the line and your call will be routed to the next available technician.
Please listen carefully to the following menu as our options have changed
If you wish to speak to someone in your native language, press the pound (#) key and remain on the line for more options
If you know the extension you wish to reach, enter the 10 digit number now, followed by the pound (#) key twice
If you wish to report a war in progress, press 1
If you wish to report a famine, flood or earthquake, press 2
If you wish to report a human rights violation, press 3
If you wish to report a violation of treaty, press 4
If you wish to report a global warming violation, press 5
If you wish to apply for membership to the United Nations, press 6
If you wish to apply for a grant from the United Nations, press 7
If you wish to have your nation taken over, uh, managed by the United Nations, press 8
If you wish to report United Nations troops for human rights violations, rape, corruption or some other violation, please hang up, we don’t believe this ever happens.
*BEEP*
“Hello, thank you for holding, my name is Raj, uh, Roger, how may we at the United Nations Call-in Desk assist you in destroying your nation today? Thank you very much.”
It could happen…
In another important gesture, Obama went farther than he had previously during his stay in addressing the terror threat inside Pakistan, India’s neighbor and archrival. Obama angered some here when he visited a memorial to victims of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks but didn’t mention Pakistan, which was home to the attackers.
Can you imagine if the government of Pakistan were to call the United Nations Call-In Desk? The Indian operator would put them on hold and be calling for instructions on how to launch the nuclear option.
You know, this may not be such a bad alternative after all.