He Must Be High

Why on earth would Bush think the UN would want to expand their presence in the hell hole he created against the UN's wishes? Bush needs to strengthen his presence in Iraq by going to stay for a while.

President Bush asked the United Nations to increase its presence in Iraq but the world body is concerned about security, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday.

Ban, who just ended a two-day visit to Washington, the first since he took office on January 1, said however that the United Nations would take a more active role in the International Compact for Iraq, a U.N.-sponsored initiative to provide reconstruction aid in return for democratic reforms.

"President Bush wanted to see an increased presence and role of the United Nations in Iraq," Ban told reporters.

However, Ban said he told the president the United Nations "will continue, wherever and whenever we can, to increase our presence there, but that will largely be constrained by security concerns."

Former Secretary-General Kofi Annan withdrew the U.N's international staff from Iraq in 2003 following two attacks on U.N. offices in Baghdad. The first attack in August 2003 killed 22 people, including Brazilian Sergio Vieira de Mello, head of the mission.

I still remember how pissed Kofi Annan was when they were attacked. I knew that it was going to go down hill from there and, my God, it certainly did.