Re: If we do get Afghanistan, what do we do with it?

From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Tue Nov 20 2001 - 11:50:17 MST


>From: "Technotranscendence" <neptune@mars.superlink.net>

>>Brian D Williams talon57@well.com

>> The U.N. is very good at things like emergency relief and basic
>> education programs, exactly what Afghanistan needs right now.

>I'm not so sure about this. What is the track record of the UN in
>either area? What are you comparing it to?

I've spent a lot of time recently looking over The U.N website and
was favorably impressed with some of what they have accomplished.

The U.N. works best when it acts as an international forum and
avoids attempting to become a world government.

Brian

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