Um lets see, specific help for 3rd world countries in terms of relief efforts, refugee housing, public health, education, etc. What about peacekeeping? Famine relief? I could go on.
the UN has also materially and directly benefited the US a lot - for instance look where most of the UNHCR equipment are purchased. larry At 02:03 PM 3/4/2003 -0800, you wrote: >What are they (the UN) good for? >Not a whole lot IMHO... >-Ben > > >At 04:23 PM 3/4/03 -0500, you wrote: > >No, what the real question is why has he gotten away with it for 12 > >years? The UN is failing...if they can't enforce their own resolutions, > >then what the f**k are they good for? > > > > > >~~ > >Stephenie Hamilton > >Macromedia Certified ColdFusion Professional > >CFXHosting > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 4:03 PM > >To: CF-Community > >Subject: Re: Personal Stance Change for Iraq Policy > > > > > >John- > > > >I'm somewhat surprised to find myself agreeing with you. > > > >I wonder why after 12 years of Saddam failing to comply, > >it's suddenly become time-critical that we make him. > > > >Or, what's the _real_ agenda?? > > > >-Ben > > > >--- > >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >Version: 6.0.459 / Virus Database: 258 - Release Date: 2/25/2003 > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
