Re: US to leave the UN?
The main reason given for the US withdrawing from the UN is that the UN is seen as a hinderance to US foreign policy objectives. The Bush Administration and neo-conservatives want a free hand to control and invade countries they deem a threat to America and the UN is one of the major reasons why we can't. The first instance I recall of this is Kosovo, but it reallly ramped up with the opposition to the Iraq war. Also, the UN is perceived as anti-Israel.
Another reason is that the UN is perceived as incompetent (failure to stop Iran's nuclear program) and corrupt (oil for food scandal).
Personally, I think this is all a bunch of bunk. The UN has an important stabilizing influence on the world and its charitable tasks like UNICEF and the WHO are important for improving the lives of billions of people.
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