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Ah, but I didn't say the UN was altruistic. Just that we need to get global backing for our actions in Iraq. I don't see the UN as being angels without sin; they're humans and I am sure they've got their agendas, political or economic. I think we need to keep our back covered.
Kat
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From: "Cleveland, Kyle E." <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 03/10/03 01:14 PM
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Subject: Re: Iraq
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> Good points, Kat. Problem is, the world's leaders are not as altruistic as
the populations they represent. Global opinion is often created by
"State"
media--even in so-called democracies. If the leaders have a vested
interest
in the status quo, as the French obviously do, then they couldn't give a
rat's arse about the Iraqi peasantry. I do feel that the US leadership
does
have the Iraqi proletariat at heart--maybe in a minimalist way, but at
least
more so than our partners in the Security Council.
The U.N. is not without blood on it's hands, either. Anyone besides me
remember that Boutros-Boutros Gali was from the same clan as the Somali
warlord Aidid? I have some trust of NATO, but as far as the "blue helmet
gang" is concerned, the more marginalized they become, the better.
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