This was still somehow an uni-lateral motion as the vast majority of troops was American and the rest was mainly from NATO-friendly countries. However the Soviets returned to the Security Council later that year, when it was their turn to hold presidency of the Council. The Americans were planning an offensive to the North in order to unify Korea but without any real mandate from the UN to cross the border, and the with the USSR in the council, the initiative was going to be most certainly vetoed. However, the decision was transferred to the General Assembly knowing that the West would have the majority's support. The same happened when the Security Council's resolution to withdraw Chinese troops from Korea was blocked by the URSS, it was then transferred to the General Assembly. This was seen in the URSS merely as an anti-communist gesture, with the West perceived as having manipulated the UN. In retrospective, the Korea situation exposed the UN as failing to act as an independent Organization, falling short to its purpose by becoming susceptible to the influences and interests of either Bloc.
In 1956, the Egyptian government nationalized the Suez canal, built by the French but part-owned by the British. Egypt was receiving American support until it became apparent Egypt was being given Czechoslovakian weapons. The cut on the finical aid trigger the state appropriation of the canal, which was a vital gateway for trade, specially for French and British shipment. This was ruled intolerable by the latter, so a plan was schemed where Israel was to launch an attack on the Canal Zone and the French and British were to send "protective" forces to the area of conflict. The USA however was not informed, and furiously called for a Security Council meeting to discuss the withdrawal of Israeli forces, only to be vetoed by Britain. An internal crisis within the Western bloc was evident.
