One sure way to ruin American credibility in the Arab world is to sit silently in Damascus and look like you're part of the Assad show.
China understands economics more than most countries and is usually moved to increase freedoms when the yuan is directly involved.
While other countries may espouse the liberal utopian dream of a global community, it's usually only to get the richer countries to pay more money for the world's problems.
The U.N. and other international bodies, along with wealthier nations, could manage the unavoidable migration from poorer countries if there were greater focus on stopping the larger chaos created by leaders who finance and support terrorism in the name of Islam.
Speaking out and challenging the status quo is seldom cheered at the UN.
Tough decisions are never popular to make and even less popular to force upon the U.N.
