[coconutt2000]

Nah, we just took what the President said literally. He didn't actually praise the U.N. for achieving any of its goals. He just rededicated the United States to the effort of trying to achieve those ideals.

[fallujah-nuker]

"...He didn't actually praise the U.N. for achieving any of its goals. He just rededicated the United States to the effort of trying to achieve those ideals."

From the proclamation: "Since its founding in the aftermath of World War II, the United Nations has worked to solve problems and harness the best instincts of humankind." That must be as exemplified by the oil for food program.