"Seldom have diplomats worked so hard for so few results. They've squandered an opportunity to save thousands of lives."
We've seen how many lives are saved when only the governments have guns.
This was before my time, but I read that the Russians on the Security Council during the Korean War passed any intelligence they got at the UN on to the enemy in Korea. Communists then, moslems now: Hey Hey, Ho Ho... The UN Has Got to Go!!!