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2004-04-23 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by Anonymous4052 2004-04-23 11:27:12 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Go RUDY, GO!!

Posted by B 2004-04-23 2:33:32 PM|| 2004-04-23 2:33:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Good for Rudy, bad for the USA. We need to remove ourselves from the UN and kick them out of New York.

Posted by Chris W. 2004-04-23 3:19:04 PM|| 2004-04-23 3:19:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Just do it, Rudy. Your country needs your smash-mouth diplomatic skills. C'mon, you street fighter. Your finest hour is yet to come. Rudy and Rummy in '08.

Posted by Zpaz 2004-04-23 3:35:22 PM|| 2004-04-23 3:35:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Rudy for State. Now -that- needs cleaning up.

Posted by someone 2004-04-23 3:37:15 PM|| 2004-04-23 3:37:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh, man, that sure would be fun to see Rudy open up on the UN! That would be far more entertaining than what's been coming out of Hollywood so far this year.....

Posted by Desert Blondie 2004-04-23 3:49:39 PM|| 2004-04-23 3:49:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Chris W, what makes you think the appointment of Rudy as US Ambassador to the UN and the US ultimately withdrawing from the UN are mutually exclusive?

Posted by Tibor 2004-04-23 5:29:15 PM|| 2004-04-23 5:29:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Tibor - W wants to have a New Yorker collect the keys to the building when the criminals and liars leave. It makes the paperwork easier.

Posted by Anonymous4052 2004-04-23 5:32:53 PM|| 2004-04-23 5:32:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 I'd rather Giuliani be put into a position that doesn't involve the UN. State, AG, whatever. Just not the UN, as that organization isn't worth wasting quality people on.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-23 5:51:36 PM|| 2004-04-23 5:51:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 B-A-R is right. Why waste a good man of proven executive talent playing in a Punch and Judy show? Truth-telling is utterly wasted on such cynics as the French and the Russians-- so what's the point? To amuse John Podhoretz? Not a good enough reason!

Posted by Wuzzalib 2004-04-23 6:06:00 PM|| 2004-04-23 6:06:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Bomarama, and Wuzzalib - One of Podhoretz's arguements is that this would give him a level of foreign policy experience before moving into a higher position. Rumor has it that Colin Powell is leaving after the election. Wouldn't a year as UN ambassador be useful to get to know the weasel family up close and personal, before he might take the SOS position if Powell leaves?
This is the best arguement in my mind and why I posted this for discussion. Your points are extremely valid. But, if a year in the "Cantina" will get him some foreign policy stripes, then view it as a step in a process.

Posted by Anonymous4052 2004-04-23 6:15:22 PM|| 2004-04-23 6:15:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 4052--

Fair enough!

Posted by Wuzzalib 2004-04-23 7:36:58 PM|| 2004-04-23 7:36:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 But, if a year in the "Cantina" will get him some foreign policy stripes, then view it as a step in a process.

If it's FP exposure that he needs, why not a direct U.S. envoy to an actual foreign country? I dunno, I just have this deep-seated loathing of the UN that has been a long time in the making (since Gulf War 1) and would rather that our active participation be as limited as possible. If it could be discontinued altogether, that would be even better.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-23 11:28:53 PM|| 2004-04-23 11:28:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 As much as I hate it, we need to keep the UN close for the simple reason of "keeping your friends close, but your enemy's closer". NYNY can be very seductive.

Posted by Long Hair Republican 2004-04-24 1:04:36 AM|| 2004-04-24 1:04:36 AM|| Front Page Top

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