[No Blue States]

In letters to Allawi, President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Annan "was merely warning that use of force could destabilize the country at a critical point in the preparation for the elections," said U.N. chief spokesman Fred Eckhard.

I bet Allawi CC'ed President Bush and PM Blair his response. Bush and Blair had to be chuckling.

"Allawi told Annan, "I was a little surprised by the lack of any mention in your letter of the atrocities which these groups have committed."

[longtermmemmory]

New left/democrat talking point, "Bush waited for election to attack".