mr. chairman , it is time that we make real reforms at the united nations that address the real problems , but i believe that the hyde bill simply sets the united nations up to fail by creating a series of requirements that will be almost impossible to meet .  one might even argue that this is the actual goal of some u.n .  critics .  the united nations is governed by 191 countries , including syria , iran , and north korea , who would have to approve the majority of these changes .  this seems highly unlikely as structured by the bill .  right now this bill is medicine which may kill the patient rather than cure a specific disease .  the hyde bill ties the hands of the secretary of state with a mandatory 50 percent withholding , even if the u.n .  improves significantly .  that is like kicking a child out of school who has moved from an f to a b because they did not get an a. the bill also keeps the u.s. from supporting any new peacekeeping missions until far-reaching reforms have been implemented , even in cases like a sudan and when innocent civilians are at risk .  we do not know when and where u.n .  peacekeepers will be needed next , but we do know that we can not risk the lives of innocent people or risk american interests around the world .  we simply can not create legislation which hurts our own security interests and our national interest while we are at war .  this is a time , when our own human and financial resources are stretched thin , for the united states to get the world to act with us rather than destroy the institution which unites the world .  i am concerned that the bill condemns us to lose only american lives , shed only american blood and spend only american capital instead of having the world share this responsibility with us .  that is why i urge my colleagues to vote against the hyde bill and to vote for the lantos-shays substitute that does the reforms we want , but gives the secretary of state the flexibility to do the peacekeeping and to achieve the reforms we all want to see .  