[dead]

France weeps.

[I still care]

Excellent. They obviously have thought from the beginning that the Iraqi citizen didn't deserve any better than Saddam, they can't be trusted in the future to fill their needs. And they certainly don't deserve it.

France, Russia, and Germany must be spitting teeth over this speech.

[mondonico]

Excellent. We should all send Annan, Chirac, Schroeder and Putin the story of the Little Red Hen (moral of the story: those who don't help make dinner, don't eat dinner).

[Steel Wolf]

Weasels of the world, take note: That U.N. veto works both ways.

France and Russia must be in a panic about the loss of their oil and defense contracts with Iraq, to say nothing of their impending defeat at the U.N. security council.

[w1andsodidwe]

The coalition is the Bush administration's term for the United States, Britain and the other minor contributors to the invasion of Iraq they launched last week.

I guess sending troops like denmark, netherland, poland, australia, etc did is considered minor to Reuters.

[RonF]

Why not turn Iraq over to the U.N. to set up their new government? Look at the great job most of it's members are doing in their own homelands! Look at the great job they're doing in what used to be Yugoslavia, which is an excellent analogy to Iraq in that both have mutually antagonistic ethnic groups that were kept from each other's throats by a despot. Or the great job they're doing in < African_Nation_here >.

< /sarcasm >

[TADSLOS]

DIPLOMATIC RESPONSE:

"We didn't take on this huge burden with our coalition partners not to be able to have a significant dominating control over how it unfolds in the future," Powell told a House of Representatives subcommittee.

"We would not support ... essentially handing everything over to the U.N. for someone designated by the U.N. to suddenly become in charge of this whole operation," he added.

UNDIPLOMATIC TRANSLATION: Shove it where the sun don't shine.

[finnman69]

ROFL.

US to UN

NUTS

[RonF]

Washington will argue that as the victor it has the right to manage the transition to an Iraqi civilian government. Its opponents will say that the invasion was illegal and that the United Nations cannot endorse it retroactively.

Think of all the despots who have overthrown their country's governments and then been recognized by the U.N.

[white trash redneck]

This sounds great. I hope that we don't fold in the clutch.

[Enterprise]

"We have picked on a greater obligation -- to make sure there is a functioning Iraqi government that is supported by the coalition, the center of gravity remaining with the coalition, military and civilian,"

This makes perfect sense. After all, the United Nations runs the United Nations, and it is completely imcompetent. Why let them do the same to Iraq? In God's name, why are we losing our men and women to death and capture, only to turn Iraq over to the stinkers at the U.N.???

[jagrmeister]

I agree. We didn't risk blood and treasure so that we could reward France's cowardice with lucrative contracts in rebuilding Iraq and a leadership role. The UN and France stood on Saddam's side against the oppressed Iraqi people- they should have no say in how the post-Saddam Iraq is rebuilt. If anything, they are obligated to make available funds (but no say) to compensate for their cowardice.

[Sofa King]

Hmmm... what that I-word people have been throwing around? Was it that the UN was... Irrelevant?

[CyberAnt]

I hope this is correct. And ... France has no one to blame but themselves. They can kiss their oil BUH BYE!!

[bvw]

THE LITTLE RED HEN

LITTLE Red Hen found a grain of wheat.

"Who will plant this?" she asked.
"Not I," said the cat.
"Not I," said the goose.
"Not I," said the rat.
"Then I will," said Little Red Hen.
So she buried the wheat in the ground. After a while it grew up yellow and ripe.

"The wheat is ripe now," said Little Red Hen. "Who will cut and thresh it?"
"Not I," said the cat.
"Not I," said the goose.
"Not I," said the rat.
"Then I will," said Little Red Hen.
So she cut it with her bill and threshed it with her wings.

Then she asked, "Who will take this wheat to the mill?"
"Not I," said the cat.
"Not I," said the goose.
"Not I," said the rat.
"Then I will," said Little Red Hen.
So she took the wheat to the mill, where it was ground.

Then she carried the flour home. "Who will make me some bread from this flour?" she asked.
"Not I," said the cat.
"Not I," said the goose.
"Not I," said the rat.
"Then I will," said Little Red Hen.
So she made and baked the bread.

Then she said, "Now we shall see who will eat this bread."
"We will," said cat, goose, and rat.
"I am quite sure you would," said Little Red Hen, "if you could get it."
Then she called her chicks, and they ate up all the bread.

There was none left at all for the cat, or the goose, or the rat.

[BlessedByLiberty]

MEMO:
TO: Kofi, U.N.
FROM: Mr. C. Powell, Bush Admin.

Vacate notice is hereby given to occupants of U.N. building.

Coalition of the willing handles humanitarian aid, rebuilding and other support to liberated Iraqis.

Contact Mr. Blix, he will help you locate new quarters.

[knak]

This is great. Makes my day! Go Powell, tell the UN where to stuff it!

[small voice in the wilderness]

chirac cancels his drapery order. And curses George Washington all over again.

[Dustbunny]

EXCELLENT !!!!!

[UncleSamUSA]

"We didn't take on this huge burden with our coalition partners not to be able to have a significant dominating control over how it unfolds in the future," Powell told a House of Representatives subcommittee.

HOLD ON TO YOUR HATS, SPORTS FANS... POWELL IS FINALLY STARTING TO TALK LIKE AN AMERICAN !!