[Fawnn]

UN says they are staying in Iraq, but they are blaming the US for not having better security.

I just turned on TV. I know yesterday the head UN guy (I'm too lazy to go find out how to spell his name) was complaining about that, but since then (now that the damage is done and all news services have the story that the "US failed again") the Pentagon has said AND the UN has admitted that they turned down our security help, opting instead to hire a private security firm.

(Emphasis mine)
FBI: Iraq Bomb Made From Old Munitions
Found at: http://www.statesman.com/news/content/coxnet/iraq/ap_story.html/Intl/AP.V5225.AP-Iraq.html
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP)-- < snip >
Except for the recently built concrete wall, U.N. officials at the headquarters refused heavy security because the United Nations "did not want a large American presence outside," said Salim Lone, the U.N. spokesman in Baghdad.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Maybe the third time is a charm....I can't seem to get this answered. Thanks, Fawnn, for pointed me to this. I did hear right and it's even worse. I heard Kofi Annan on the tv last night say the US underestimated the need for security. Now, I find out the UN flat out REJECTED security. We need to get out of the UN and get them out of the US. They are endangering our troops, and yes, hindering them in their work. ARGH! How about France or Germany or Belgium; anywhere but here.