Disgrace - The Failure of the U.N. in Darfur.

I have been seeing commercials on television regarding the crisis in Darfur. In it they claim that the U.N. needs to do more, and to do that President Bush needs to take the lead. (I am paraphrasing a bit here, but this is the message they are presenting)

How about the great and noble U.N. taking the lead? Why is this a President Bush issue? If the U.N. were doing its job, there wouldnt be genocide in Darfur. When will the U.N. start doing its job and stop TOTALLY relying on the United States to enact its "policies". I say the United Nations needs to start taking responsibility to its members or close up shop.

Check out this link to see U.N. resolution 1556, "enacted" in 2004, two years ago. And this link will show you another resolution, 1593, passed in 2005, passing the issue to the international court.

The situation is dire in Darfur. Its a disgrace, its disgusting, and I believe that eventually we will have to destroy yet another radical, terrorist supporting, Islamic dictatorship because it threatens the Unites States or our interests. But make no mistake, this is not the fault of the United States. Sure, we could invade Sudan, but at the cost of weakening our prosecution of the War on Terror in other parts of the world that are more of a threat (ie, Iran, and potentially North Korea).

The United Nations has become a joke. Its become the old crazy man on the street corner, yelling at passersby one minute, asking for a handout the next. If I were President, you can believe the U.N. would be thrown out on its collective ass.

- Update - This link hosted by the United Nations itself shows a timeline going all the way back to 2003. So let me say to you, Mr. Anon, "When are you guys going to get off your ass and do something about it? You have had 3 full years of resolutions and briefings and reports. 3 years. We disarmed the Taliban AND took down Sadam Hussein in less time. Start using your budget (part of which comes from my tax dollars, mind you) and start taking some action, or get the hell out."