Little Love For Bush At U.N.

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"(CBS) By David Paul Kuhn,
CBSNews.com Chief Political Writer
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President Bush has worked well with friends and poorly with allies, it could be said. But this June, from the shores of Normandy to Sea Island, Georgia, Mr. Bush is making concessions in an effort to bring the old friends, of Old Europe, back to the side of U.S. foreign policy.

Publicly, it's working...

...But in the corridors of the United Nations, people are skeptical, if not downright displeased, with current U.S. efforts to revive relations...

...Although they will not say it for attribution, those randomly interviewed want Americans to deny Mr. Bush four more years in office. They expect a rekindling of diplomacy, of statesmanship, if Sen. John Kerry becomes president. They have lost all trust in the Bush administration.

'This administration has totally disregarded many longstanding rules and approaches to international affairs and therefore the administration has given its back to its own allies, particularly in Europe,' said one senior European U.N. envoy..."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/06/08/politics/main621921.shtml

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1. and this is from a "diplomat"

"We expect a new administration, if elected, to show Americans are upset. In three years, this presidential administration has lost all its credibility, even with the American public," said am official who works in the U.N. Secretariat. "All of the pretext that they used to go into Iraq is public knowledge now that it was all lies.

"You can't have a foreign policy based on lies," he continued. "I don't know what Kerry will do and he has basically said that world leaders will appreciate that coming and I think that's true because what George Bush has done is destroyed diplomacy. He has established the rule of force, of military, instead of dealing diplomatically and peacefully."

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2. UN--necessary evil

Geez--that is bad. I'm NO fan of the UN by any means, but I feel they are a necessary evil. Though I'd put the odds 100-1 that if another world war ever did break out, they would pull a League of Nations. I mean, I hate it when for example, China chides the US on something, I know it doesn't make us right for doing wrong things, but it's like--hey China, your reign has killed what? 70, 80 million people? And you guys pollute more than anyone else and import 25% of the world's oil--which is a HUGE factor in the gas shortage here, etc. etc. etc.

But to stop ranting--UN, not a fan, but we do need them. On the flip side, they also need us.

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3. the U.N.

I would not say the U.N. is a "necessary evil." It is the only international forum through which nations can be collectively influenced, badgered or sanctioned into moving toward mutual respect, wise trade policies and respect for human rights - with an organization to back up stopping agression. Bush has definitely set back global respect for internationl law, but I don't think he has much more time to do more damage.

We don't need to criticize the U.N., we need to help support it WORKING! Not with BrushWorld 2084, however. I doubt his crowd will ever repent of their criminal policies.

Let's get Bush and his post-Reagan "Team B" imperialistic war for oil monger New American Century crowd OUT! Right?!

(and I might add, get somebody like Kucinich IN - better yet, vote for Kucinich! - in 2008 at least. I doubt he's going away)