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Next U.S. President Likely Will Have More Use for the U.N.

Next U.S. President Likely Will Have More Use for the U.N.

UNITED NATIONS -- In his farewell speech to the United Nations this week, U.S. President George W. Bush assessed the utility of the world body in a way that represents a significant departure from his administration's earlier policy.

Bush, now entrenched in nation-building both in Iraq and in Afghanistan, told members of the U.N. General Assembly, "a clear lesson has emerged: The United Nations and other multilateral organizations are needed more urgently than ever."

His Sept. 23 speech came after almost eight years of rocky relations between the United Nations and the Bush administration. It also fueled speculation about the next U.S. president's policy toward the body.

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