The last endless posts have been a bit wrapped up in the personal and I thought it was time to lift myself out of that. I saw 'The Interpreter' recently. One of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Some of it was a bit far fetched but one thought has stuck in my mind since.
If even one third of the arrangements the movie showed the US making for foreign heads of state visiting the UN is true, the US is doing the world a great favour. We don't realise, kinda take it for granted that our heads of state will be safe but that's not really true. The US arranges security and transport with convoy and helicopter escort (according to the movie) for every visiting dignitary! Imagine how much that costs? I guess I should carefully examine the income and expenditure of the UN before commenting but I presume that the US contributes rather a lot to the effort.
Imagine if they decide to kick the UNHQ out. Where would it go? Which other country would be albe to develop the necessary infrastructure and guarantee the saftey necessary for something like the UNHQ? Off hand, I can't think of even one that might oblige. Not like the US is doing phenomenally well, but it does have the financial stregth to manage this effort, and currently it also has the security might to pull it off. I would probably not take my chances in any other country of the world.
So perhaps, in all the US bashing that we indulge in, we should also thank them for the support they still provide.
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