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2003-12-16 Iraq

Iraq Official: U.N. Failed Us and Should Help Now

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-12-16 13:39|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I should like to propose that the UN be relocated to Baghdad. Perhaps being in the middle of one of their failures will incent these diplomats to better effort. If nothing else, it'll take some of the pressure, high profile target-wise, off the Iraqis, Red cross/crescent, and coalition people who are actually trying to improve things.

I'm sure one of Saddam's palaces can be refurbished to the UN's high standards. The Iraqi Governing council can also make a buck or two selling range and windage info to the boomers.

If nothing else, it'll reduce the number of unpaid parking tickets in NYC by half.....

Posted by Mercutio 2003-12-16 3:00:25 PM|| 2003-12-16 3:00:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 From another article (dammit, Fred, you spoiled my fun!)

Annan ... said it was "no time to pin blame and point fingers" over the past.

Okay pinning blame and pointing fingers over the present?

"The fact that the war was won doesn't make legitimate something that was not legitimate," France's UN ambassador Jean-Marc de la Sabliere said after the council meeting. "But this is the past."

What was Frank Zappa's send-up of Sgt. Pepper?

Key opponents of the war on the Security Council, including France, Germany and Russia, now are opposed to the United States overseeing the rebuilding ...

We're only in it for the Money

Zebari said ... "Squabbling over political differences takes a back seat to the ... basic freedoms and all the rights the UN is chartered to uphold."

Business as usual at the UN, Hoshy

Posted by Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-16 5:54:29 PM|| 2003-12-16 5:54:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 With all due respect, Hoshyar, if you want a functioning democracy anytime in this decade, you'll do everything in your power to keep the UN out of Iraq.

But feel free to bad-mouth them in the meantime - the rest of us do. :-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2003-12-16 6:21:25 PM|| 2003-12-16 6:21:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Hmm...not to be cynical, but sounds to me like Zebari is posturing for his piece of that UN pie.

Posted by B 2003-12-16 8:27:20 PM|| 2003-12-16 8:27:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes. it looks that way B, but they really have some really good justifications for payback from the UN.

My advice would be to take whatever financial aid they can (no 'aid' agencies though) and then tell the UN to shove it.

Not going to happen though (sigh).

Posted by Tony (UK) 2003-12-16 8:55:41 PM|| 2003-12-16 8:55:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Tony(UK)??? Is it you, sir? Mr. Blair sir?

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-12-17 6:36:33 PM|| 2003-12-17 6:36:33 PM|| Front Page Top

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