For months leading up to and during the Iraq War the Bush Administration launched an agressive campaign aimed at discrediting the U.N. and U.N. weapons inspectors in an effort to make a case for going to war with Iraq.
5 Myths & Misperceptions About the United Nations
1. It's huge and expensive. False. The entire U.N. system, including humanarian agences that assist over 1 billlion people, costs less than the New York City school district.