It will once again take years, and immense quantities of tax dollars, to restore U.S. power projection capabilities to the level of readiness and effectiveness demonstrated so impressively in their first post-Cold War conflict Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
On the opening day of the consultation delegates unanimously expressed their strong belief in the vision of UNESCO, their wish for it to become a more effective and valued agency at national, regional and global level and their readiness to contribute to this task.