Mr. Harris, I think you've just described the only avenue for salvation for the UN Security Council's functions. That is that the NATO countries and the countries that are democratic and think like NATO begin to work more as a block within the UN and take the UN back, in some respects, from some of the influences that have really distorted its basic purpose and direction over the last couple of generations.
I think NATO, if it plays its cards right and remains the anchor of the international security system that it has become, can spawn good work in a lot of other areas. NATO is helping the African Union develop its peacekeeping capabilities. It can do useful things in a lot of areas. To the extent that it's prepared to work together in those fields, I think its broader function on international peace and security through the UN and through making the UN more effective is vital.
The UN's effect on international security right now is almost entirely a function of NATO. The UN can do all the easy things in peacekeeping and peace operations, but the hard things all have to be done now by NATO. So let's see if we can't figure out a way to merge those two operations and make them mutually reinforcing.