Bolton on UN Reforms

The UN is seeking reform, much of which Ambassador John Bolton is trying to prevent from becoming detrimental to the U.S.

Less than three weeks before more than 170 nations' leaders meet for a major world summit in New York, media around the world are reporting that the Bush administration's point man at the United Nations has thrown plans for the gathering into disarray.

One of the issues on the table is the enlargement of the permanent members of the security council from five members to eleven. Of the nation members mentioned as part of the enlargement, many have voted against the U.S. more often than not. Enlarging the council will only make the organization more anti-U.S. and less effective.

When it came to votes on "key issues," South Africa and Nigeria voted with the U.S. position on average 20 percent of the time between 2000 and 2004, India 19 percent, Brazil 35 percent, Germany 64 percent and Japan 66 percent of the time.