Susan Rice, Obama's UN Choice, Pledges To Reinvigorate America's Leadership At UN

WASHINGTON -- Susan E. Rice, a former assistant secretary of state for African affairs in the Clinton administration, faced largely gentle questions from members of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in confirmation hearings for the post of ambassador to the United Nations.

The focus seemed balanced between foreign policy issues and the concern that the United States does not get its money's worth from the organization.

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[ndnndpendent]

U.S. doesn't get its money's worth from the U.N.? Did not ratify the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People...M­aybe Barack "Black Eagle" a newly minted member of the Crown Nation of Montana (peyote converted tribe) and his peyote advisors in his new administration, (note the peyote gourd dance that will be taking place at the native american inaugural ball)... hope none of us will notice....

....Not a member of the International Criminal Court.....­.I would say the U.S. is getting its money's worth. Sort of like Rodney Dangerfield trying to buy his way through college...­.

[robeson]

Susan Rice, Obama's UN Choice, Pledges To Reinvigorate America's Leadership At UN While Israel Bombs Their Facilities

[SILLYME]

I know its the only system we have but the UN Security Council is "overated.­" Whose security are they trying protect?

[Gripen]

It is the economic intrests for the countries with veto they protect. Not our security.

[vjoseph]

The UN is in serious need of an overhaul. Ban Ki Moon is doing a piss poor job over there

[adamsmith3]

Seriously, Susan Rice is one of the few picks Obama has made that I'm really excited about. She's really laid into the UN for its failures of Rwanda and Darfur.