Re: ASEAN is poor agent choice

[Billy Cravens <bcravens@collegemail.com>]

Sean.Upton@M.CC.UTAH.EDU wrote:
> 
> I believe that two factors make ASEAN a rather poor choice:
> 
> 1) The subject/Object Distinction.  Fiat gets abusive when this is
> eroded.  I second everything that JP Lacy had to say.
> 
> 2) Uh, Literature Check.  Most of the western literature, at least what
> I've looked through doesn't offer much in the way of comprehensive
> analysis of what should be done by foreign agents, simply because I don't
> have access to a Malaysian government documents depository.  I have
> access to a US and UN doc. depository.  I think this makes a world of
> difference. (Of course, that's not to say that I've seen much in the way
> of advocated US actions, but there's not much we can really do about that
> except for write a broad resolution mandating US action towards ASEAN
> nations, or change our minds and debate civil rights ;)  ).
> 
> Let's constrain the actor to the US or the UN.
> 
> Sean
> Utah Debate

I hope I'm not completely missing the boat on this issue....I never
thought that there was any advocation on the L's to make the ASEAN an
agent.  Nevertheless, I agree that the ASEAN will be a bad agent. 
However, let's not confuse this with meaning that we should disclude
"ASEAN" from the resolution.  I still think (and this has been beaten to
death already) that "Res.:  .....USFG ...towards....one or more member
nations of the ASEAN " is the best approach.

Billy Cravens, the "Hack Daddy"
Southeastern Oklahoma State

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