Do the members of the UN hate America?
536379
Having worked at the United Nations which is an organization of mostly tireless civil servants and diplomats, many of which are underpaid for the city which they have been assigned to, I can say assuredly that member nations do not hate the United States.  There are consistent disagreements in style and purpose between nations as nations protect and pursue their own interests, a natural result of many nations vying for one single purpose under one roof. As some answerers have stated the Russians and French should be singled out.  This is unfair and myopic.  The French and Russians have been very good allies that have clear differences of opinion with us and different cultures and interests.  It is unfair to paint the world through American eyes alone.  One has to see things from their view and respect their opinions and work with them.  They have both made accurate criticisms of the war in Iraq while quietly assisting American forces behind the scenes.  Without some of the intelligence they have provided we would have never got as far as we have gotten in many aspects of overseas problems.  And while from time to time soem zealots might proclaim their hatred for America (Iran, for example) most of the time the people of the country do not share their government's opinions.  To be fair our problems at the UN are sometimes richly deserved.  We owe the UN millions of dollars in back dues while most of the other nations have paid up.  They seem to think that the US is rather disingenuous to constantly complain and bully without paying their fair share, a share we agreed to after a bitter fight.  So if their is any animosity at the UN towards America it is that our bills are overdue for payment.  We are not hated at the UN.  The UN is a professional organization that has save millions of lives.  And we can proud of our efforts there.
528648
This time, I don't care if the U.S. has to, metaphorically, take the UN by the scruff of the neck and smash their smug, self-righteous faces into the conference table.  I don't care if we have to berate and belittle them.  The UN is making itself IRRELEVANT.  It never does anything but talk.\n\nAnother person just wrote about the killings and starvation deaths in Rwanda and the Sudan, tacitly approved by the UN through their inaction.  We need a public relations campaign to improve the image of the U.S., and to expose the UN for the frauds they are.
882982
The United Nations is a giant "paper-tiger" that is "all looks and no substance". Ask Taiwan about how they aren't considered a sovereign nation because China doesn't want them to be..and how the U.N just plays along to not upset the big scary China! The United Nations are held very high on the limousine liberal scale because they share the same methods...\nTell it how it should be, while disregarding factual outcomes..because it is always better to be viewed as wanting to help then ever actually helping at all...\nSo, I say dont give the U.N. the satisfaction of wondering what they think...form your own opinion
174406
The UN has always been a joke.  Recent US actions didnt change that they just pointed out what we all already knew.  I am visiting Bosnia and all the places that were designated UN safe zones where everybody got murdered because they were foolish enough to trust the UN.  Until the UN actually shows it is competant enough to do something (anything) the US and other countries like Iran, North Korea, China, and Russia will just keep doing whatever they want whether you agree with these actions is another question.
927593
The UN is too corrupt to be much good.\nJohn Bolton is standing up to the UN, and trying to improve it.\nThat makes the Democrats mad, and they have taken an oath to get rid of him.\nDemocrats want an UN Ambassador that hates America, as much as they do.
948439
I have a political science BS and the UN as worthless as they are never sanctioned anyone to invade anywhere.  That would take huevos and authority, neither of which the UN possess.\nSeriously though the UN is only a small step above the League of Nations in that the US participate, kind of.  If we didn't it would financially collapse, have no home or military authority.  Where would they meet?  The Hague,  I don't even think there is a real airport there
1156474
No!  We hate murderers and terrorists. I have 2 very good Iranian friends. I am an American with Polish, English, and German ancestry
946520
It's interesting, because I don't know that there are "countries" that hate us.  There may be a country's leader that "hates" america (Hugo Chavez of Venezuela certainly didn't like American capitalism, but I wouldn't say Venezuelans hate America) -- such as Fidel Castro of Cuba, probably the leaders of the Palestinian Authority, Qadafi of Libya (up until recently), some hardline Chinese communist leaders; and there may be some countries in which a majority of the people don't have a favorable image of America (I'd include North Korea, Iran, and, to a lesser extent, France), but I don't think there are countries that "hate" us, perhaps the way it was during the cold war.\n\nMost enemies of the U.S. today would be categorized into two camps -- rogue groups of non-nation states (like al Qaeda) and economic "enemies" who simply want to displace America as the great economic superpower (like China, India, and, to a lesser extent, the E.U.)  Both must be considered.
801039
You think there's only one?\n\nFirst, until Bush there were still a lot of people all over the world who didn't hate America (which is surprising, when you think about it).\n\nFor over a century America has supported many of the most brutal and oppressive governments in the world, in many cases, we put them into power in the first place (Shah of Iran and Pinochet spring to mind).\n\nWe are the sole supporters of Israel, which the rest of the world has often tried to officially condemn and sanction for its appalling abuse of human rights.\n\nCurrently, our Ambassador the the UN believes that America has the right to murder and steal from anyone we want, simply because we are powerful enough to get away with it. (He has said so publicly.)\n\nA lot of people all over the world are really sick of Americans saying things like "We're the only country in the world with freedoms like freedom speech." This is false, and shows the world that Americans are ignorant, arrogant bigots.\n\nAmericans consume more resources, and generate more pollution, per capita than any other people -- by far.\n\nAmerica commits torture (and doesn't care who knows it). America has the death penalty.\n\nAmerica has the worst infant mortality rate of any developed country.\n\nYet Americans act as though none of these things were true, and brag and swagger and put down everyone else, as though they weren't intelligent, civilized people.\n\nAmerica attacked and destroyed a much smaller and less powerful country for no reason, and turned its resources over to known thieves.\n\nMost people (mistakenly) believe we elected one of the worst, most brutal, ignorant, arrogant morons in the world -- twice -- to the position of most dangerous -- whoops! I mean most powerful person in the world.\n\nAmerican foreign policy has been driven by a Puritan-Christian "morality" (that's deeply immoral) and which we try to foist on the rest of the world against their will.\n\nAmerica, the richest country in the world, gives a smaller percent of our wealth in aid than any civilized country.\n\nWell, the list goes on and on, but the above are a few of the reasons many people in other countries hate America.
783456
Domo, Olmert and his band ARE the lib element of Israeli politics.\n\nAs for the question, the UN, with a few exceptions, is nothing but a group of world criminals, dictators, and terrorist appeasers and/or practitioners.\n\nThe UN won't even acknowledge "terrorism" for these reasons.\n\nDamn, I like Bolton-- and he was right to veto that slanted, one-sided, accusatory "condemnation" article.\n\nIf Hammas would stop firing Kassam rockets from Gaza into Israel.....................
20869
America doesn't hate other nations, while there are most certainly elements in America that are, in fact, quite xenophobic. \n\nThe United Staes seldom lives up to it's ideals, of liberty and justice - but we try.\n\nInternational corporations have outspent your typical American in every election since 1980.\n\nThese corporations are not democratic in nature (what boardroom ever was?), and it now appears that freedom in America is dead.\n\nBut the American people always do what's right in the long run...  we always do.
1181764
They hate America and the west in general for its support for Israel. They believe Israel, christians, americans, etc.. are all infidels. They are driven by a fanatical religion called islam. And the "peaceful ones" don't speak out or do anything, and they only get angry when someone insults islam.\n\nAnd yes, many "normal" citizens hate USA. They are very anti-american. Most of them are fanatics with islam. In Iran, there are days where they all parade in streets and scream "death to america!" over and over. Are you telling me thats just "some" of the people?\n\nbut Iraq hasn't been very anti-american lately, so may be in the future pro-americanism will spread across there and a more peaceful verson of islam will be created? ( I think theres already one, and it'll probably get more popular, don't forget that christianity and judasisim were pretty vicious religions when they began)\n\n"But most of these Muslim people are family-oriented, peaceful people."\nThe countries don't even have civil rights. women are treated awfully and theres blatant anti-israel and anti-american propaganda there.\n\n\n"If your family members were killed, your house was destroyed, you had no future, you could not travel, and your country was occupied by foreigners intent on taking your resources, would you be inclined to display a smile and say, "have a nice day?"\n\nFor one, if your family members were killed in Iraq (if they were citizens there) they were probably involved with al-quieda. \n\n2) Foreigners taking their resources? Ameriac hasn't stolen any oil, explain why the oil is so high. Saddam hussein took their resources and spent the money all on himself and left the people in poverty. WMDs or not, it was enough to take that phyco out. \n\n3) And, Iraq is not an official republic government. USA has made it clear that they would leave any time Iraq asks them to (Iraq has said they want them to stay until the jobs done).\n\nIMO, I would rather have my country occupied with a nation seeking to free me from an insane dictator than living under the guy for years to come.
421442
The United Nations is an out-dated relic of the Cold War era that was used to protect smaller countries and  counter the growing influence of the USSR in eastern Europe.\n\nWith the Soviet Union dissolved and no major thret of world war there is no real reason for the UN to exist aside from a glorified international economy watcher.\n\nSeems like since the Berlin Wall fell the entire purpose of the UN has changed from "oppose the growing Communist ideology" to "take pock-shots at the United States".\n\nPlus, the US gains next to nothing being part of the UN. We are the largest contributor to UN-led relief efforts and charities, not to mention our military contributions far outweigh any other UN affiliated country.\n\nShort answer: Yes, the US should pull out. We lose more than we gain from our relationship with the UN.
370327
Because hope springs eternal. While the UN will probably go the way of the old League of Nations, it is worth "wasting time" on it in case they do actually get a backbone and start working like they were supposed to.\n\nWars will always be with us because bullies are always with us. However, leagues of nations can make them shorter by banding together to trounce the latest bully and then helping the country in question until they can stand on their own again, hopefully without the bully at the helm.
917542
The UN is controlled by the security council where the permanent members have a veto.They are first and foremost responsible for any failure of the UN in anything.I admit it's more than annoying but it's also weird to blame the UN as a front to not have to blame the world community.\nThe UN can only be as strong or as weak as its members
899212
It doesn't matter to me at all.\n\nWhy - Because the world hates America, always have and always will.  This hatred didn't start with Iraq or Bush (either Bush), it has always existed.
569088
No and quite frankly why should anyone help the Americans to solve this problem. The civilised world was screaming at them not to invade Iraq, but no America knows best. So really America should clean up this mess and finally realise that war is not just cruise missiles flying over the skies of Baghdad in a pyrotechnic display of shock and awe. \n\nAmerica was founded by a group of idealists that wanted to remove the shackles of imposed government. May be it is time that America returns back to it's founding fathers and reexamines it's gun ho attitude to the world. \n\nMay be she can realise that yes Saddam Hussein was a tyrant, but for a civilised world, there has to be alternative to war and bloodshed. Is that not why the UN was set up after the second world war to try and avoid the carnage being repeated?