Doesn't the UN control the funds from the Iraqi oil fields now? Maybe it is time for an audit.
The UN know that GWB is not bluffing or at least the believe he is not bluffing and that's what it's all about, like a good game of poker
As Sun Tzu states, give your enemy a way out, even at the last minute. We do not really want one allied soldier killed in the war if it can be avoided.
However the last thing I would like to see is the UN coming out as if they, the French and Germans stood up to the US and her allies and came out with the best deal.
The UN is corrupt and needs to be disbanded, they are all on Fat Cat salaries even when they are in the poorest countries of the world, driving around in 4 wheel drives, eating in the best restaurants etc. like they own the countries they are in.
Only the threat of force has brought us to this point so quickly, nothing else, and only in a matter of months.
With the UN running the show it would go on for another 11 years and who would take responsiblity for the thousands of deaths at the hands of the Iraqi state, or the possible WMD being given to any and all terrorists organisations, certainlty not the UN or the French or Germans
"Iraq pays for UNMOVIC through oil sales via an escrow account (0.8% of oil revenues).
This allows financial control over Iraqi assets for UNMOVIC, and thus gives the United Nations another set of dentures in its dealings with Iraq.
The money from Iraqís oil sales also enables UNMOVIC to employ all of its staff, inspectors and technical experts on United Nations contracts (one-year or sixmonth duration). In so doing, 1284 deals with one of the main criticisms of UNSCOM, that staff were paid for by their governments and thus may have felt beholden to their individual governments rather than to the United Nations. This criticism was refuted by many involved in UNSCOM but the worry still persisted.
Directly employing UNSCOM staff allows the United Nations to impose its rules on employee loyalty and significantly Article 100 of the United Nations Charter, which instructs staff not to seek or receive instructions from any government or from any other authority and charges Member States not to seek to influence staff in the discharge of their responsibilities."
If the US liberates Iraq, the funding for UNMOVIC goes away, and so does the lifestyles of all involved. They have to go back to begging for money. That is why they do not want the situation changed. They will do everything in their power to maintain the status quo. If the sanctions are lifted as Iraq is now asking for, the same thing occurs. So they will fight for that not to happen too.
Follow the money!!