World Opinion - Good or Bad

During the 2004 election, you heard a lot (from John Kerry and the Democrats) that the American government should have heeded more "world opinion" prior to the launching of the Iraq war. But in this article from Townhall.com Dennis Prager lays out the argument that world opinion is "worthless".

"If you are ever morally confused about a major world issue, here is a rule that is almost never violated: Whenever you hear that "world opinion" holds a view, assume it is morally wrong.
And here is a related rule if your religious or national or ethnic group ever suffers horrific persecution: "World opinion" will never do a thing for you. Never. "

I have long admired Mr. Prager for his quest for "clarity over agreement" and this article provides the clarity (on this issue) that has long been missing.

"The history of "world opinion" regarding the greatest mass murders and cruelties on the planet is one of relentless apathy.
Ask the 1.5 million Armenians massacred by the Ottoman Turks;
or the 6 million Ukrainians slaughtered by Stalin;
or the tens of millions of other Soviet citizens killed by Stalin's Soviet Union;
or the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis and their helpers throughout Europe;
or the 60 million Chinese butchered by Mao;
or the 2 million Cambodians murdered by Pol Pot; "

or....the list goes on. This is must reading for everyone - whether you believe we should court world opinion or not! It is eye opening!