Submitted for discussion...

Tom Brosz — 1/8/2005 12:42:32 AM (archived)

That the United Nations may be turning out to be as ineffective in the humanitarian field as it is in peacekeeping and arms control.

Does anyone doubt that the vast majority of current aid activities to South Asia would be going on exactly as it is now if the U.N. didn't even exist? What I'm seeing now is the U.N. running to get in front of the parade.

Tim Blair collects some links here. The Diplomad link is interesting.

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Submitted for discussion... - Tom Brosz - 1/8/2005 12:42:32 AM
- More links from Tim Blair... - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2005 11:21:43 PM
- re: Submitted for discussion... - gbaikie - 1/9/2005 6:55:20 AM
- How many bases does the UN have? How many helicopters? - Mary Anne - 1/9/2005 12:18:57 AM
  - All their bases are belong to us (n/t) - FrankC - 1/9/2005 5:50:44 PM
  - Fine. Then maybe the U.N. should start remembering who's doing the heavy lifting. - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2005 1:35:06 AM
    - Attention: this may be the only time I cite The Washington Times. - Mary Anne - 1/9/2005 2:14:16 AM
      - re: Attention: this may be the only time I cite The Washington Times. - Marcia - 1/9/2005 2:31:14 AM
        
        OK: except you and George H. W. Bush. - Mary Anne - 1/9/2005 3:00:00 AM
        
        Ah, those crazy right-wingers. - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2005 7:39:27 AM
        
        re: Ah, those crazy right-wingers. - gbaikie - 1/9/2005 4:12:14 PM
        
        Thank you for explaining this to Marcia much better than I ever could. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 1/9/2005 2:31:45 PM
        
        Are those facts, or not? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2005 8:12:17 PM
        
        Aside from the communist historical rewrite, of course. - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2005 8:13:50 PM
        
        re: OK: except you and George H. W. Bush. - Marcia - 1/9/2005 3:51:46 AM
  - PS: You made an interesting choice of board for a discussion. - Mary Anne - 1/9/2005 12:22:06 AM
- Even if.......... - Publius - 1/8/2005 5:42:31 PM
  - All good points. - Tom Brosz - 1/8/2005 9:52:39 PM
    - re: All good points. - Marcia - 1/9/2005 1:31:24 AM
      - re: All good points. - Marcia - 1/9/2005 1:46:58 AM
    - A while back, I was listening to a series of interviews with young Muslims on NPR. - Mary Anne - 1/8/2005 11:51:42 PM
      - So, you think they'd all love us if we abandoned Israel? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2005 1:36:09 AM
        
        Where did you get that? - Mary Anne - 1/9/2005 1:51:53 AM
        
        The obvious logical conclusion. - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2005 2:01:06 AM
        
        Not really obvious, and not actually logical.... - Publius - 1/9/2005 3:05:18 AM
        
        Humanitarian aid - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2005 7:53:39 AM
        
        This seems a strange concept of "Humanitarian aid"............. - Publius - 1/9/2005 2:00:25 PM
        
        Okay, not gratitude. How about a little less spit? - Tom Brosz - 1/9/2005 8:16:12 PM
        
        Egypt didn't endure a tsunami. - Mary Anne - 1/9/2005 2:21:35 AM

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