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Out of the Fray Most of the time, John Kerry tries to remain removed from the debate over Iraq***...........All week Kerry had been trying to keep the focus on jobs and the economy. When Iraq did come up, it was usually to answer a question from a reporter about it, or because he felt he couldn’t ignore it. At a round table meeting with regional reporters at his headquarters on Monday, he opened with remarks about Iraq as if to get them out of the way. Sticking to his usual criticisms of the June 30 transfer date and the go-it-alone nature of the occupation, his words were hardly galvanizing. “I think the president owes it to the American people to explain who we're turning over sovereignty to and how on June 30th and what is the security plan for after June 30th. I think it requires a new UN resolution that involves a broader based genuine coalition and I regret that this administration has not been willing to be less ideological and more practical on behalf of the American people and the global interests that are represented there.” And when the pool reporter asked if he could get Kerry on camera talking about Iraq, the campaign refused, saying the Senator had already talked about it, never mind that it was behind closed doors.***

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The UN's standing in the world is matter of faith. No matter what the scandal, no matter the number of Srebrenicas or Rwandas, no matter how many disasters are made slightly better before being put in the circular file for the next decade, the Euros and our fifth columnists will see the UN as the only organization with any authority in the world. It would probably be easier to convince a devout christian that Christ was an evil man than it would be to convince this scum that the UN is less than perfect.