Little Hawk you are partially right, it is a beaurocracy gone insane with very little power; and frequently misplaced confidence in the power of negotiation with people who refuse to listen. Interference in the affairs of corrupted, non democratic coutries,is often frustrated by failure of UN mandate; and syphoning of funds into the wrong hands. Abuses by military observers and peacekeepers are not reported, and often ignored by senior officials of the supporting countries. I do not blame Democrats or Republicans in the USA for this it trancends politics, but is merely a sad reflection of the human condition itself. Noble intent is not enough, we need honourable and wiser people to run international affairs.