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US Vetoes UN Resolution for Ceasefire in Gaza
(consortiumnews.com)
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Because the US only agreed to join the UN on the condition that they would get to veto whatever they like.
That's just plain wrong. The veto was a feature in the League of Nations (the predecessor of the UN). When the UN was formed, the permanent members (US, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and China) all wanted this feature, ostensibly for unity and have all the major powers act together, but most likely to protect their own national interests.
China and Russia have used the veto to act against US interests as well.