I shall risk being shot down for "mentioning it," but I think it's worth pointing out that the US consistently undermines the UN by failing to pay its dues (we're talking many hundreds of millions of dollars) and, of course, by routinely using its veto to prevent any criticism, no matter how well-deserved, of the Israeli regime. The UN is never going to be amazing, but these things don't exactly help, and I think there's something very deliberate about these US actions. Its form apropos of foreign policy over many decades, and its constant undermining of the UN, strongly suggests a desire to be the world's policeman...