[theDentist]

The idea of the organization was laudable, but implementation is a disaster. It's a West-hating marxist paper tiger. We should kick the present version out of the States, and use the buildings for office space.

[The SISU kid]

NO

[pikachu]

Why should the world's sole superpower confine itself to acting within the international legal framework stipulated by the UN Charter?

It probably would not be so bad if the UN confined itself to acting within the international framework stipulated by the UN Charter.

Sudan? Oil for food? Rwanda? Sex scandals? Kids on the take? Taking away NYC park land? All taht takes a back seat to sniffling on how cheep the USA is and how superior they are.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

The world has been made darker by the UN...nice idea, too many dictators and crooks...

[kahoutek]

Per title

No

Nein

Nyet

Nada

[Publius6961]

Slam dunk!

Answer: It doesn't!

[four more in O 4]

No -- WE do not need the U.N. The U.N. NEEDS US (U.S)

Kick them out, use the money we were going to spend on the U.N. and convert the building into a homeless shelter and a day care center proper.

That's all it ever was anyway.

[susiek]

The U.S. certainly doesn't. They've only made everything they've touched worse.

[BobS]

The UN is useless while the Lowest Common Denominator of Nations are in control of comittees. That is the PC application to international bodies. Useless, inefficient, and wasteful to both natural and human resources. They sit in a nice piece of river front property and just spend money and create difficulties that they cannot solve without Divine intervention. And about 12 countries defied the rules of Man while they are shoving paper between offices and coffee breaks.

Ship them to France and send them not a single penny more.

[GOP_1900AD]

No.

[dljordan]

If we want to achieve a harmonius, one-world government, that cares for all people and their unique cultures equally and distributes wealth fairly as it is needed to bring about the end of hunger, genocide, homophobia, gun crime, Aids and mean people, then yes.

Kumbaya

[RetNav96]

If the UN does collapse, I’ll start buying a lot more shares of Boeing, Lockheed Martin, GE, BAE and a host of other military equipment stocks.

[Billthedrill]

Why should the world's sole superpower confine itself to acting within the international legal framework stipulated by the UN Charter, if it can attain its goals with the help of regional blocs (NATO) or by creating ad hoc international coalitions?

While that is a perfectly legitimate question, it misrepresents what actually happened in Iraq. The members of the UN (i.e. France) got cold feet only after it became evident the Bush had every intention of enforcing the resolutions already passed within that international legal framework. Were these not intended to be enforced they shouldn't have been passed - passing empty rhetoric and declaring the problem solved is precisely what is wrong with the UN.

[daddyOwe]

No, but the UN needs the world. Where else would they get their money?

[wizard61]

In theory there needs to be a counter balance to the USA.

In my view, however, even with its many flaws the USA is more moral than the UN. The USA knows things like Abu Graib were bad. The USA has multiple vocal oppositions, such as the other party and the press.

The UN can shrug off any scandal no one cares. No opposition, no press watch dog, no oversight, no competition...

And so, without moral credibility, without armed forces, without economic power- it has not more effectiveness than what the USA gives to it.

Not a great situation.

[Paul_Denton]

definently NO!

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

No, if for no other reason then Alger Hiss was involved in its creation.

[SlightOfTongue]

Does the world need the UN?

Oh, yeah! Like a fish needs a BICYCLE!!!!!

[GOP_Raider]

The world needs the UN like Europe needs another Bubonic Plague epidemic.