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Politics : Foreign Policy Discussion Thread -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: William B. Kohn who wrote (3217)	2/3/2003 7:54:51 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 15987

Let's be honest about the UN. I can remember picking up some UNESCO Christmas Cards right after Kennedy was elected. By the 70s, I had the "Bircher" attitude you express in your post. I have had no use for them since. But kicking them out won't work now, IMO. First off, the American Public believes they are a force for good in the world. Secondly, a lot of little countries around the world think so too, and can be persuaded to do things if you invoke their name. So why fight City Hall? A tough administration, such as we have now, has a lot of leverage to reform the UN if they want to push it. lt ain't a perfect world, WBK. Ya gotta work with what you have.