Ed Lasky, on Jonathan Tobin:

Apparently, Barack Obama does prefer one kind of outsourcing, that is, of our American foreign policy. Here comes the internationalization of American foreign policy. What is most perilous about this preferred course of conduct is that entrusting the transformation of Pax Americana into Pax United Nations is a fool’s errand. The halls of the UN are similar to a sketch in my M.C. Escher: an endless series of steps and stairways twisting and turning with very little hope for progress visible. But there is a greater and altogether not recognized danger from the depths of the UN structure. Iran occupies key posts throughout the UN: it has colonized that body. I recommend Claudio Rosett’s column in Forbes magazine that ran on Dec 11th, 2008. She reveals the extent of Iranian penetration of the UN, occurring over the years, underneath the radar screen. Does Susan Rice appreciate that American reliance on the UN will be diverted and blocked out not just by vetoes held by Security Council members or by almost the worthless General Assembly, but also by key executives who receive bounteous and tax-free salaries, partly from American taxpayers?