[magslinger]

A standing UN army means more power and more money for the UN

You figure Coffee Anonymous has been reading Niccolo Machiavelli?

I say, therefore, that gold (as common opinion shouts) is not the sinew of war, but good soldiers; because gold is not sufficient to find good soldiers, but good soldiers are indeed sufficient to find gold.

[Red6]

At the expense of sounding like a conspiracy theorist - Yes! That is exactly what I meant.

As I mentioned earlier, look at the UN critique of our aid to the Tsunami victims. In fact look at the UN's critique of Iraq..... etc. If the UN approves it, then it's OK. The UN is supra nationalist and "preaches" that it is somehow morally right when nations subordinate their sovereign identity to them. The UN quiet frankly is not even supportive of certain NATO expansion since the UN sees this as competing with their expansion of power.

The UN is a huge beast. Global in reach it has taken on a culture, identity and agenda of its own. The UN unfortunately has been hijacked by third rate tin pot regimes. Take a baboon and throw a $5,000 suit on him and you have Kofi Annan. The UN is all about appearances but lacks all substance. I trust a US court more than a UN court. I trust US commanders more than some baboon with a bunch of stars pinned to his uniform. I don't see the UN representing US or Western interests often. No, the UN has become a reflection of it's member states. People like Qaddafi, Putin, or communist China have a say in this organization. Should one really need to say more?