Maybe I've been too harsh. Maybe the Bush administration is doing a good job of cleaning up the mess and making sure U.S. taxpayers are getting good value for the money we send to the UN.
Maybe we're on the right track, and we just need to keep doing what we're doing to have a nice, clean, helpful UN in the future.
I doubt it, personally. I think we're on the wrong track, and the Bush administration is doing little more than rearranging a few deck chairs.
I never said I was happy about it. I simply pointed to steps that have been taken. The Oil for Food scandal may very well be their own downfall. Then of course there is Dar fur and a myriad of other areas I could sight.
Personally, I don't think they can be "reformed" and would rather see them cease to exist. In the meantime, we have Bolton on the inside, hopefully gathering more ammunition. Have you given any consideration to the maniacal opposition to the Bolton appointment? To me, it was a big red flag that something more than a dislike of his personality is involved. I could be wrong, but...
There are many outside factors involved, the WOT not the least of them. Prosecuting the WOT takes precedence over the UN, IMNSHO.