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Anti-UN rhetoric vs. reality.(Insider Report)(Brief Article)
"Not since the convention that nominated Barry Goldwater in 1964 has a gathering of the Republican faithful featured so much UN bashing from so many prominent players in the party," wrote columnist John Nichols of the liberal Madison, Wisconsin, Capital Times on September 9. "What was once the extremist line of John Birch Society cadres and their allies--'Get U.S. out of the UN,' read the society's billboards in the 1960s--has become a popular position within the Republican Party."
The GOP rank-and-file is vehemently opposed to the UN and all it represents, and several prominent convention speakers played to that sentiment. But in tangible terms, the Bush administration continues to emphasize its commitment to building the world body's power and prestige--a fact noted by Nichols in the same column.
"Former U.S. Senator John Danforth, a Missouri Republican, has been trying to patch up relations between the United States and the United Nations," observed Nichols. "Bush has been trying to ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Anti-UN rhetoric vs. reality.(Insider Report)(Brief Article)