[gnarledmaw]

If an Iraqi fells a UN building in the desert and a patriot wasnt there to hear it, should anyone give a damn?

[Steve_Seattle]

"If an Iraqi fells a UN building in the desert and a patriot wasnt there to hear it, should anyone give a damn?"

Yes, we do need to give a damn. For the time being, we are responsible for what happens in Iraq, including security, so all breaches of security reflect poorly on us, whether that's fair or not. And every incident like this pushes back the recovery and pushes back the time when we'll be able to get out of there.

[fishtank]

Yes, we should give a damm.

At it's very worst, this is designed to drive the US and the UN into closer cooperation with each other. We will now be expected to provide more security for the UN.

We actually need to do more than get out of the UN, we need to dismantle the UN.