And we believe there needs to be a basis for negotiation and that actions through the U.N. do not create a basis for negotiation, but rather there needs to be a set of principles that the parties can come to the table around.

WHITEHOUSE: Aboard Air Force One, En Route New York, New York

Next to go should be the idea that "nation-building" (whether in Haiti, Somalia, Rwanda, Sudan or Bosnia) can be conducted by the U.N. on any basis other than the long-term commitment of substantial quantities of well-armed forces capable of imposing and carrying out a form of multilateral colonialism.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy