Understanding the Useless U.N.

Kerry Pontificates While Sudan Dies

Mort Kondracke sums up the differences between Bush and Kerry regarding the 'multilateral' concept of international dealings:

The larger lesson of Darfur is that the United Nations and France can't be relied upon to do the right thing in this world. Bush understands that. Kerry doesn't.

While Kofi and Krew ponder, debate, talk about, discuss, denounce, abhor, hate, dislike, strongly object to, and threaten sanctions, the situation in Sudan remains the same. To top it all, Sudan remains on the United Nations human rights council. Talk about your ironies.

Given the record of the U.N., it is completely unbelievable that an American senator with ambitions of becoming commander in chief, fails to grasp of the true nature of his internationalist dreams as manifested by the U.N. This self deception is not a desirable trait for an American leader. But then, you already know that. Right?

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That makes a certain amount of sense, Pappy and is one of the things that seem strange about issues like the UN and national healthcare. While our European brethren struggle in real time with their pension and healthcare systems we have people here that still insist that we need to get in the same junk car and go for that trip. Same thing with the UN. Despite a pitiful record of accomplishing anything other that serving as a power base for the corrupt and petty governments of the world, there are still advocates who insist that we put our selves under the thumb of the mob of petty tyrants. Maybe, the misery loves company theme runs stronger than common sense??