[Ladysmith]

Let's read that again!

It is a sacred-cow status that is rarely justified by the evidence. The blunt truth is that on international crises ranging from war in Iraq to the waters of the Indian Ocean, the UN is philosophically redundant, structurally irrelevant and bureaucratically ossified.

[68skylark]

The blunt truth is that on international crises ranging from war in Iraq to the waters of the Indian Ocean, the UN is philosophically redundant, structurally irrelevant and bureaucratically ossified.

The author has left out the part about the UN's sex abuse scandals.

New sex misconduct claims hit UN (Congo).

British Firm Accused in UN ‘Sex Scandal’: International Police in Bosnia Face Prostitution Claims.

[Ginifer]

It's a good article up until this point:

The first would be to move almost immediately from G8 to G10 by incorporating China and India. Within a decade, Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico and South Africa can also be invited. That would create a de facto Security Council of 15 members that was appropriate for the modern world and one that was flexible enough eventually to include Argentina, Nigeria and South Korea.

This would only make France and Germany, along with the rest of the EU a bigger counter balance against America, since we all know how the Euroweenies vote, except of course for Britain.

[Iscool]

Watching Goofy Annan on tv today, it was amusing to watch him trying to portray the UN as legitimate as he proclaimed that money was coming in... And when the dust clears over in Indonesia, his cronies will be able to identify the needs of the dying people...And at that time, will be able to determine what the damage is, and who needs what, where...

All the while, anyone who picks up a paper or turns on the tv knows that the US is already there with troops, logistical support and supplies...Goofy and UN are only relevant as long as the US says they are...