That's what Saddam said! LOL He says, "self, why would anyone want to lend credence to UN resolutions". So he ignored them. Unfortunately for him, 90+ nations disagreed with him. He was allowed to remain in power after invading Kuwait only because he agreed to abide by those UN Resolutions.
Saddam defied the UN for 11 years. If I remember correctly, there were 16 UN Resolutions.
Your second question is based on faulty reasoning. You are implying that it was only the United States that finally enforced the UN Resolutions, which is totally incorrect so no, it wasn't a form of "world government". Apparently you have conveniently forgotten about all of the other nations who came together to enforce these resolutions and FINALLY hold Saddam accountable for his actions.
Okay, so multiple nations came together to enforce U.N. resolutions against a sovereign country. That makes me feel better.
