Carol Platt Liebau: UN-real and Ridiculous

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

UN-real and Ridiculous

So the UN feels that the US is "undermining" it through "criticism".

So sad, too bad. Give me a break. Every once in a while, the UN takes a break from its assorted activities of coddling dictators, taking bribes and/or doing nothing to indulge in a little egregious US-bashing. Remembering the whole debacle when the US was accused of being ungenerous? Hardly.

Has it ever occurred to the UN crybabies that perhaps the US -- where it's located -- is the most critical of it because we have a bird's eye view of it that the rest of the world lacks? And that we've got something called "the First Amendment" and a free press?

The "leaders" at the UN need to understand that they're no more immune from criticism than they're undeserving of it. If something positive ever emanates from the UN, no doubt we'll all hear about it from The New York Times in the most glowing terms.

But for now, I'm still waiting -- and nothing springs to mind. Nor am I optimistic. But as far as I'm concerned, if the UN decides it's not happy with the US or in the US, it's free to pack up and leave. No questions asked.

1 Comments:

Blogger Neil Cameron (One Salient Oversight) said...

I have to admit that one of the fantasies I have is to become secretary-general of the UN and blast America for its log-in-the-eye criticisms of the UN.

And I'm taller than Dubya too. I'd love to stare him down.

UN-bashing is about as American as apple-pie, baseball and corporate malfeaseance.

It's boring and it's wrong.

Second in line comes Euro-bashing.

9:20 PM  

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