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Rudy Giuliani for UN Ambassador
By JOHN PODHORETZON Wednesday, the lead editorial in this paper suggested that President Bush name Rudy Giuliani to be this nationâs ambassador to the United Nations. The idea is so exciting that it deserves to be shouted from rooftops. The mayorâs signal ability to confront dysfunction, disorder, corruption and decay and - through sheer force of will and intellect - become a force for change transformed the lives of New Yorkers for the better. The United States desperately needs those very skills at work this year at the United Nations. I donât think Chirac will be callinâ him "Rudy the Rock" anymore. Particularly after the recent Oil-for-food scandal, and Rudyâs probable involvment in the cleanup of the sludge around folks like Anan, Jr., and maybe the esteemed French President himself There are some political dangers for the president here. Rudy is an outsized personality, to be sure. He is not controllable. He will say what he thinks needs to be said. He will come into conflict with the State Department (as forceful U.N. ambassadors always do). But he is not only eminently capable, he also shares the presidentâs vision of the need to democratize the Arab world, confront terror and - not insignificantly - defend Israel against the depredations to which it is constantly exposed at the U.N. And, the point is? Rudy understands that W is the boss, and W. knows heâs hiring a pit-bull. After all, five years before George W. Bush said heâd no longer deal with Yasser Arafat, Rudy kicked the Palestinian thug out of a Lincoln Center concert during the celebration of the U.N.âs 50th anniversary. We all know Rudy is a no-BS kinda guy. Whatâs in it for Rudy? If he wants to be president, he needs foreign-policy credentials. Here they are, on a silver platter, big guy. Plus, it would just be so damn much fun to watch. Amen to that, brother! Posted by: Anonymous4052 2004-04-23 |
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