THE U.N. IS UN-GOOD

The United Nations is useless. Let me rephrase – the United Nations is useless when it comes to security. It might MIGHT be adequate at relief missions, maybe – but when it comes to security, it is an unmitigated disaster. It’s finally been forced into it’s role as an international Salvation Army, without the selflessness.

But you wouldn’t think so if you got your news from the LA Times. In an opinion piece today by Stephen Schlesinger, the director of the World Policy Institute at the New School University, he believes the UN is vitally important and relevant. It’s quite sad, actually, to see a classic liberal try to hold onto his elitist icon like a robber baron onto his summer mansion. Schlesinger says:

“People forget that before the U.N.'s founding, there was no truly functioning international organization (except for the creaky, faltering League of Nations). This meant that for many decades there was no place for nations to go in global crises.”

Like Rwanda did? Or maybe Afghanistan? Speaking of Afghanistan, didn’t the Soviet Union act unilaterally there? Was that a “fork in the road”, as Kofi Annan calls Operation Iraqi Freedom? Did that mean the end of the world like we hear today? And what about Argentina’s invasion of the Falklands, was that unilateral action? What did Schlesinger’s precious UN do about that? While they discussed and formed committees, I believe Margaret Thatcher acted unilaterally to kick their skinny, Latin butts then, too.

Just like the United States did since 9/11.

Proving Schlesinger is an absolute moron and a liberal, look at this:

“President Bush himself has slowly come to this realization in the Iraq crisis. He is now seeking to reinvolve our fate with the U.N. because it offers political legitimacy for the American occupation of Iraq. “

President Bush is not looking for “political legitimacy”; that’s what spineless liberals who care more for world opinion than American security look for. The United nations couldn’t offer legitimacy to wiener roast, never mind a military operation.