[The Great Satan]

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.

Very important point.

[Mitchell]

[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. ]

Very important point.

Most people I know are basically internationalists these days. As such, they support the U.N., because the alternative would seem to be isolationism and xenophobia. But even these strong U.N. supporters cannot abide the respect given to the likes of Arafat, Mugabe, etc. And these aren't isolated cases; supporting such people has become the bedrock on which the U.N.'s foundation is built.

The U.N. has lost the respect of the American public, but people see no alternative, since isolationism is unacceptable. Once there's a realistic alternative out there, the U.N. will be over.