Bush 'Undermining UN with Aid Coalition'
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5:45pm (UK)
By Jamie Lyons, PA Political Correspondent
United States President George Bush was tonight accused of trying to undermine the United Nations by setting up a rival coalition to coordinate relief following the Asian tsunami disaster.
The president has announced that the US, Japan, India and Australia would coordinate the world’s response.
But former International Development Secretary Clare Short said that role should be left to the UN.
“I think this initiative from America to set up four countries claiming to coordinate sounds like yet another attempt to undermine the UN when it is the best system we have got and the one that needs building up,” she said.
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“It is the only body that has the moral authority. But it can only do it well if it is backed up by the authority of the great powers.”
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She said the US was “very bad at coordinating with anyone” and India had its own problems to deal with.
“I don’t know what that is about but it sounds very much, I am afraid, like the US trying to have a separate operation and not work with the rest of the world through the UN system,” she added.
So, more fun from the U.N. types that want to tell the U.S. that it must help, and must help only under the direction of the rest of the world.
The same U.N. that has turned it's tail and run from any involvement in Iraq?!
The same U.N. that continues to try to antagonize us and our allies whenever possible?
These euro-centrist blow hards should shut their pie-holes and let U.S. do the job they are too poor to do, or lack the political will to do.
5:45pm (UK)
By Jamie Lyons, PA Political Correspondent
United States President George Bush was tonight accused of trying to undermine the United Nations by setting up a rival coalition to coordinate relief following the Asian tsunami disaster.
The president has announced that the US, Japan, India and Australia would coordinate the world’s response.
But former International Development Secretary Clare Short said that role should be left to the UN.
“I think this initiative from America to set up four countries claiming to coordinate sounds like yet another attempt to undermine the UN when it is the best system we have got and the one that needs building up,” she said.
...
“It is the only body that has the moral authority. But it can only do it well if it is backed up by the authority of the great powers.”
...
She said the US was “very bad at coordinating with anyone” and India had its own problems to deal with.
“I don’t know what that is about but it sounds very much, I am afraid, like the US trying to have a separate operation and not work with the rest of the world through the UN system,” she added.
So, more fun from the U.N. types that want to tell the U.S. that it must help, and must help only under the direction of the rest of the world.
The same U.N. that has turned it's tail and run from any involvement in Iraq?!
The same U.N. that continues to try to antagonize us and our allies whenever possible?
These euro-centrist blow hards should shut their pie-holes and let U.S. do the job they are too poor to do, or lack the political will to do.
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