U.S. Accepts U.N. Leadership in Asian Tsunami Relief Efforts

The United States has made a good decision in turning over command and control of the disaster relief efforts to the United Nations and the World Bank.

Those agencies are more appropriate for handling the humanitarian relief efforts as they represent the entire family of nations. The U.S. coalition that was organized will be dissolved and their considerable power and influence will be thrown behind the U.N. effort, which is very good news.

The ultimate goal is to get aid to people who need it, not to grandstand in the face of such devastation.