"None of this means anything, except at the margins." You mean like at The Scotsman. Plus, I should imagine, The Guardian.
Then, squarely at the margin, there is the New York Times...
Well, actually I meant that it means something at the margins in that it helps give some countries political cover at home to provide assistance. Being able to tell the home population that they are assisting the UN is often more palatable than to admit they're helping us.
But, I have to admit, your take on my comments is equally true.