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| Powell: U.S. Should Not Yield to U.N. |
| 2003-03-26 |
| The United States will not cede control of Iraq to the United Nations if and when it overthrows President Saddam Hussein, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday. "We didn’t take on this huge burden with our coalition partners not to be able to have a significant dominating control over how it unfolds in the future," Powell told a House subcommittee. "We would not support ... essentially handing everything over to the U.N. for someone designated by the U.N. to suddenly become in charge of this whole operation. We have picked on a greater obligation -- to make sure there is a functioning Iraqi government that is supported by the coalition, the center of gravity remaining with the coalition, military and civilian." Powell said the United Nations should, however, have a role in a post-Saddam Iraq, if only because it makes it easier for other countries to contribute to reconstruction costs. And we need somebody to go for coffee. Don't forget that. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #5 Allowing the UN in would be like snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. |
| Posted by: Doug De Bono 2003-03-26 23:50:51 |
| #4 Powell said the United Nations should, however, have a role in a post-Saddam Iraq, if only because it makes it easier for other countries to contribute to reconstruction costs. I nominate the U.N. to be in the position of observer. No influence, no decision, no say, and NO authority. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-03-26 22:36:52 |
| #3 Nope. No UN, and America pays it alone. All of it. Fair enough. Expect 500bn or so. Good luck. I so agree with Powell. Whether the U.S. taxpayer will is another matter. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-03-26 22:22:11 |
| #2 I'm glad to see Colin Powell finally fully-integrated into the Bush team. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-03-26 20:54:49 |
| #1 "If and when"? I wonder if those were his words. Yeah right. |
| Posted by: RW 2003-03-26 20:26:58 |