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I want to believe. You know, when I read press releases from the US delegation at the UN, I truly want to believe that they are concerned about Africa. What a relief it would be to know our leaders are addressing human rights issues, using our status in the world to aid the less fortunate and working hard creating a policy of fairness, based on Christian ethics and values, toward a sector of humanity that needs our help. When Dr. Cindy Courville speaks, I want to believe she has every qualification to make sound decisions on behalf of Mr. Bush’s administration and that our president will act in harmony with her sage advise. I hope that Mr. Bolton can steer the United Nations to form a policy of forgiveness and understanding for past mismanagement of monetary aid in favor of the families that are suffering.

Wouldn’t that be nice? However, reality has a nasty way of intruding on our wishes. John Bolton, our new, highly critical ambassador to the UN, along with such unlikely allies asRussia,China and Algeria, has blocked testimony of a special advisor to Kofi Annan regarding the human rights abuses in Sudan. He said there are “other steps that the council should take… other than talking.” Bold language, but empty: In a movie script, one would expect those words to be followed up with an ingenious solution. Not so, here. John Bolton offers no remedy, just empty words. One newspaper wonders what he’s playing at. While violence is escalating, the US is bandying words about, blocking the voices of dissent.

I want to believe, I really do. Wouldn’t life be more comfortable at the gas pump if we were all comfy with the notion that the good old US of A has the best interests of mankind at heart, just like the press releases say? I want to believe, I do, I do, I do…