Given the UN's military record, I would be ashamed to be seen wearing their blue helmet. And they haven't done any better with diplomacy. With no real prospect for change at the UN, there is no hope for their future.

Iraq's fate will be decided between the US, the Arab states, Iran, and possibly Turkey. Thousands more will die in another bout or two of ethnic cleansing, while the UN stands by and wrings its collective hands. The Security Council will pass a resolution, and no one will notice.

Aside from a few good works by its humanitarian agencies, the UN is an abject failure. Too bad - it was a nice idea.

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