The U.N and Iraq - a Comparison

If you look at the operations and the results of the United Nations and the nation of Iraq you see some startling similarities. Both can’t seem to accomplish anything that promotes their stated objectives and both are loaded with factions that act contrary to their goals. The recent crisis with North Korea and it’s stupid attempt to institute nuclear blackmail is but one tiny example of how the United Nations ( a misnomer if there ever was one ) will not act in harmony to reign in the rogues. This is what happens when people or nations join for prestige but have agendas of disruption . This on a smaller scale is what we are seeing in Iraq. The United States is passively waiting for the iraqis to join together to have a peaceful nation. The United Nations is passively waiting for nations to join together to have a peaceful world. So they say. The reality is there are some in each of these disorganizations that are gullible and believe it is possible simply by association to realize they can come to consensus, reach mutually acceptable accommodations and achieve the overall objective of their stated goal. The gullible, led by the United States, think they are a beacon of fair play by compromising and continuing to work ( read that fret and stew ) toward what can never happen in reality. Leadership requires more than bribery, smiling and bowing and issuing statements of discomfort when devastation and destruction is tossed in your face.

In Iraq, the United States has taken a consistent approach it has taken with the U.N. The U.S. wants the Iraqi people to live in peace but it only cajoles and wrings its hands as nothing moves in that direction. All we hear is “ The war will be long and hard”. “It is a lot of hard work” What we should be saying is we will not tolerate this inner bickering and killing and if you don’t get your act together and enforce individual rights under a secular government that denies religious persecution and favoritism , martial law will be imposed by the United States and those who choose to follow our lead. A model of government that protects Iraqi citizens will be the result.

Likewise we need to assert our requirements for a peaceful world where nations that protect and promote the protection of individual rights are welcome partners in an association that is dedicated to this purpose. We should not expect that those with records of violations of these rights will be included in this association, just as we would not expect there would be Sunnis and Shiites on a counsel of religious tolerance. The common denominator in both of these attempts at harmonious organization is the lack of judgment the United States has demonstrated since the beginning of both of these failures.

Even the most dedicated knows you cannot make a bad marriage work if one of the “ partners” is intent on the conquest and destruction of the other. Likewise any partnership is doomed to failure if all parties do not live up to their agreed upon mission. We have the desire in Iraq and the United Nations for some to gain control and others to submit. As the world’s only superpower ( instilled with self imposed guilt for this success ) we apologetically approach each and every conflict with an apologetic tone of “ we don’t want to be overbearing or ill thought of by you pretentious thugs “. This is not how to win any hearts or minds of anyone including the employers of last resort...the American People. And as shareholders in this great nation, each and every citizen needs to vote with their voice to institute change. If joining an organization that mocks our way of life and denounces our expectations of honesty and recriminations is recognized ,the membership should be absolved. If we enter a war to change a regime we should institute that change if the invaded country is so corrupt it merely wants to live in chaos and pick away at our soldier’s lives.

Both of these current episodes are obvious black marks on American history and they all point to a philosophy of independence abandoned in favor of worry about acceptance by those in a primitive state of political development. A parent is not a bully if they demand their children act appropriately. A nation is not a bully if they speak for the individual rights of the world’s citizens and denounce or depose the violators that deprive humanity of these fundamental requirements to live and prosper. The United States is not above bullying it s own citizens and this demonstrates compassion is only official when it comes to the perceived disadvantaged. This is political altruism that destroys freedom and weakens world stature. The national anthem speaks of “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” The two are intertwined in the song and in reality. If America is to progress and prosper it is the latter virtue that is sorely needed to be sure that that music doesn’t die. There are two opportunities for courage to be instituted. In Iraq where victory must be won and the United Nations where dissolution is mandatory. Otherwise we have only a retreat from Iraq and a passive presence in the United Nations to look forward to. Both of these alternatives are unacceptable and prepare us for further concessions to the thugs of Iran and North Korea. We did not reach superpower status by apologetically begging for acceptance. We will not retain it by cowering before pretentious barbarians.