[concerned about politics]

And ... as a result, I strongly suspect the dems will come out with guns loaded against GW's statements.

They bitch about the cost of defending our nation, but never say a word about paying 60% of the U.N. expences.
If they want to bitch about the war costs, we can save enough to pay for it by getting rid of the wasteful spending on the U.N.
That's only fair. Sounds like logical economics to me!

[CyberAnt]

WOW! That's a great point!

[tinamina]

Have you read Ollie North's new book "Mission Compromised"? He depicts the UN building and furnishings as the ultimate in opulence. I got angry about that, they are spending our taxpayer dollars on lavish furnishings for themselves, just for starters. Then they treat us like the enemy.