[tsmith130]

I was going to highlight my favorite part of this article but as I continued to read it I realized that with each paragraph he hits the nail on the head! Great post, thanks!

[arasina]

I know exactly what you mean, wanting to highlight your favorites but not being able to choose. But I choose this short paragraph because it is so perfectly stated.

Expecting the U.N. to curb the chaos in Iraq is understandable, but I think delusional. It has no real record of nation-building — but a long history of watching millions die and rot from the Balkans to Rwanda. True, if a Western country finally takes a strong stance, then the U.N. tags along well enough and can provide cosmetic legitimacy so dear to influential elites in Europe and America; but it never by itself really solves the problem.