The U.N.'s Moral Authority

I guess some are now a little P.O.'d that President Bush has organized a four country coalition of the United States, Japan, India, and Australia to coordinate relief efforts in the tsunami ravaged regions of South Asia. Supposedly, it is the U.N. that should be coordinating such efforts because, "It is the only body that has the moral authority," said former International Development Secretary Clare Short.

Any organization that gives a wink to the Oil-For-Food scandal or sits on their hands while genocide takes place in Sudan does not have moral authority. The U.N. forfeited any shred of moral authority they had long ago.

Hat Tip: Little Green Footballs.