About 5 years ago, the UN lost its resolve with regard to Sadam.

That was about the same time that the Clinton Administration decided to adopt a "Bomb to Distract" policy toward Iraq, Afghanistan, and Sudan.

Bush recognizes that unless the US is willing to play a legitimate enforcer role, the UN has no resolve and no position from which to negotiate with the likes of Sadam Hussain.

It's like Good Cop/Bad Cop: The US plays the role of the bad cop, and the UN plays the role of the good cop that is just barely able to constrain the bad cop.

Will the UN play along and achieve the goal of disarming Sadam? Or will they attack Bush and side with the criminal.