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November 8, 2004
Kofi Annan the the Rescue
If anyone needed another reason why the UN is at best utterly useless, and at worst positively harmful, we have this story from today's LA Times:
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has warned leaders of the United States, Britain and Iraq that another full-scale assault on the rebel-held city of Fallouja would further alienate Iraqis and disrupt elections planned for January.
Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi was understandably "furious" when he read Annan's warning, sent in a letter to the Iraqi government. American and British officials are not at all happy either.
This is not the first time Annan has tried to undermine our efforts in Iraq. He has called our involvement there "illegal." He will only authorize the sending of 35 UN poll watchers for the upcoming elections. And he has refused to allocate resources to help in the prosecution of Saddam or any of his henchmen.
But Kerry wanted us to "exhaust the remedies of the United Nations." What remedies?
Posted by Tom at November 8, 2004 11:16 AM
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