Let's move onto the next conflict

BUT .. unless the action is turned into a world more determined to stop proliferation of weapons, we haven't done anything in the grand scale of things.

How can Bush and Co. turn this into a long-tem policy of the US, the UN, or any other body?

i dont think it can happen. or will happen.

that involves:

a common understanding
a common perspective
common interests politically and economically
decisive action
confrontation
the needed determination and resolve to enforce decisions

The UN Security Council has never shown any of these qualities when it came to making the tough decisions towards prevention and taking action towards enforcing its will.

The UN Security Council is a world theater where every actor is greedily trying to steal the political spotlight. It has proven to be pretty indifferent to how many casualties that struggle causes. even when they number in the millions. even in the face of unimagined suffering, brutality and imminent threats. if the UN is going to be the main policing body and guarantor of world security, then it needs to be reformed and it needs to get serious about doing the job it should be doing.

I have little faith that much change will happen in the way it behaves.