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米国と国連の関係、と言うよりも、ブッシュゴリラと、アナン。（恐ぇ〜〜っ）【Steve Bell の漫画です。】
http://www.guardian.co.uk/cartoons/stevebell/0,7371,1048680,00.html
Relations between the UN and the US
米国と国連の関係、と言うよりも、ブッシュゴリラと、アナン。（恐ぇ〜〜っ）
United Nations
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Divided they stand
Leader
Wednesday September 24, 2003
The Guardian
It was a tale of two speeches, a contrast in styles and personalities that
vividly illustrated the gulf dividing the modern world. Addressing the United
Nations general assembly yesterday in New York, George Bush was uncompromising,
aggressive, a shade defensive and at times threatening. At another level, his
speech conveyed a deep sense of self-righteousness, based on what he defined as
"moral clarity" and "moral law". This was the US president's first appearance
before the UN since he usurped the security council, split the international
community and launched into his war against Iraq. If anybody was hoping for
contrition, or gestures of conciliation, they will have been largely
disappointed.
Olive branches were in short supply as Mr Bush, eschewing any genuine effort at
consensus-building, resurrected his old black and white view of a planet devoid
of neutral ground and divided between civilised and uncivilised. He spoke anew
of rogue states and the fear of terror weapons falling into terrorist hands.
Eyeballing the assembly, he warned that the terrorists, whom as usual he did not
name or number or define, "should have no friend in this chamber". And again he
made clear that other considerations, political, diplomatic or otherwise, would
be subordinated to this overriding obsession.
Some Americans may find reassurance in this robustly simplistic analysis. But
the rest of the world will look on uneasily, as before. Mr Bush had an
opportunity yesterday to build bridges - and chose instead to burnish his
self-image as the square-jawed, undaunted Captain Marvel of the fight against
evil. It was thus an opportunity lost.
Mr Bush's performance provided a glimpse not of an improving world order, but of
the probable central theme of his coming re-election campaign. For despite the
venue, the president was speaking primarily to a domestic audience, increasingly
sceptical of his leadership. The problems of Iraq were glossed over. Instead,
he presented a long, over-rosy list of achievements. The pressing US need for
foreign funds and troops was not mentioned. Instead, Mr Bush spoke of Iraq's
potential to inspire a democratic Middle East. He offered an expanded but still
secondary role for the UN; but nothing in terms of an accelerated return of
sovereignty to the Iraqi people
Perhaps Mr Bush truly believes this mixture of self-congratulation and hectoring
menace will induce "nations of goodwill" to back him, as he demanded. But few
will share that verdict; and refusing to admit one's mistakes is never a good
way to get other people to do what one wants. In this and other respects, what a
contrast was presented by Kofi Annan, the UN's secretary-general.
His sparse, careful words were marinated in wisdom, his thoughts elucidated by
years of hard-won experience, setbacks, undiminished hope and true, not feigned
compassion. Mr Annan was calm, balanced, rational, sharp - and utterly
convincing. When he argued the UN stood at a crossroads, he was beyond
contradiction. When he chided "their excellencies" to stop piling new tasks and
duties on the UN without agreeing the necessary internal reforms, resources and
security for its staff, he was unanswerable. When he condemned the pre-emptive,
unilateral use of military force, he struck a blow for all who honestly value
peace and the rule of law. When he eloquently described the many threats to
global security - poverty, disease, inequality and not only terrorism directed
against wealthier countries - his words came from the heart and spoke feelingly
to un-numbered hearts around the world.
Here was a real, not a pretend leader; an international statesman, not a comic
strip character reading from a script. Mr Annan lacks the sheer, brute power of
an American president. But he showed how truth can spike a million guns.
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