Mark Steyn is preaching to the choir for me; his assessment of the UN's ineptitude is spot on:
Transnational institutions should reflect points of agreement: Americans don’t mind the Toronto Blue Jays playing in the same baseball league—and even winning it occasionally—because they’re all agreed on the rules of baseball. A joint North American Public Health Commission, on the other hand, would be a bureaucratic boondoggle seeking to reconcile two incompatible health systems. Imagine then what happens when you put America, Denmark, Libya and Syria on a human rights committee, and then try and explain why the verdict of such a committee should be given any weight when the U.S. is weighing its vital national interest.
It's long but it's worth it.
Posted by Sarah at March 3, 2006 04:01 PM | TrackBackThanks for posting that; great points were made. Boondoggle: what a great word!
Posted by: Lizzie at March 4, 2006 02:46 PM