UNderappreciated: despite its right-wing U.S. critics, the UN often succeeds. (Dispatches).
American Prospect, The, July, 2003 by Pauken, Heidi
"I'm not a big fan of the United Nations. But if the UN was good for anything, it would be something like this. Since the UN was no good for this, maybe they're good for nothing."
--REP. ROSCOE BARTLETT (R-MD.), on the eve of war in Iraq
THE UNITED NATIONS IS EASY TO HATE. With operations sprawling from Manhattan's First Avenue to the far reaches of Azerbaijan, a byzantine organizational structure including nearly 9,000 employees and a $2.6 billion annual budget, it can be inefficient, inconsistent and unresponsive. It's failed miserably at times at its primary ...
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