consistently neglected to learn from its mistakes, resulting in massive loss of life and untold misery.

It has failed to deliver on its promises to maintain peace and security worldwide and to reduce poverty worldwide, ... One cannot say that the U.N. has been a blessing in Africa.

Action, not words, would be the measure of our success or failure. Will there be lengthy academic or legal debates on what constitutes genocide or crimes against humanity while people die?

Action, not words, would be the measure of our success or failure,

With any loss, you want to try to regroup and learn from mistakes.

I have been told it is a smart person who learns from their mistakes and a smarter person who learns from the mistakes of others; I have done both, does that make me a genius…?