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Originally Posted by Rainbow Six
Yeah, I think that's the point I was trying to make in my earlier post...legally the UN says it is running the show, but in practice it's the US calling the shots (literally as well as metaphorically).
I should have probably voted "other"...!
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Sorry Rainbow- I should have just +1'ed your first post.

I think you nailed it on the head yet again with your distinction between de jure jurisdiction (nominally the UN) and de facto jurisdiction (likely a U.S.-led coalition of some sort).