Way up, no question about it.
The key that makes this work is that it wouldn't just be scrapping the U.N., it would be replacing it with a different international organization, one with a solid political foundation based on the principle of freedom of the individual, unlike the U.N.
If the socialist claptrap promoted by a sovereignty-usurping U.N. can be replaced by a loose federation of free countries, it would be a fitting start for the new millennium. This organization would, by its nature, be libertarian-leaning, just as the U.N. is socialist/authoritarian-leaning. The repercussions on domestic politics in the member countries would be positive as well, because of a mutually reinforcing effect.
The U.N. could move its headquarters to Beijing or Damascus or some such place. The lines would be clearly drawn between freedom and slavery, between liberty and tyranny.
Well, I guess I've gone on about this long enough, but I really like the idea.
"My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw the United Nations forever. We begin evictions in five minutes."
LOL! He'd be more diplomatic than that. I haven't really given this idea any thought though -- how would you get there from here?
I don't think it would be that difficult. Bush is a businessman. He thinks like a businessman. That's his genius -- his characteristically American genius. If one of your investments isn't making a profit, you cut your losses and get out. When the Enronites came to him begging for a bail-out, he just told them to get lost. There's nothing so important that the UN does, even in purely PR terms, that could not be nixed or grandfathered into a new and better organization. I think that, unlike the Enronites, the UNites probably don't understand how precarious their position is -- they are totally divorced from the world of accountability, not merely on vacation from it. And, boy, would I like to see the looks on their faces when the axe goes down.
The only problem I see with this idea is, how come I didn't think of it before? Oh, well. Even the Great Satan can't think of everything.
Very important point.