[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Right, but I repeat, what is Bush's objective in confronting the UN in that manner? To try to inspire them to do more? More involvement? Actual international (i.e. one world government)?

[prairiebreeze]

I think the objective is to name them as their behavior warrants (empty debators) and expose them as the ineffective collection of parasites that they are. And to try to shame them into not being spineless and following through on what they are supposed to do