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OF1-7/23/04 6:25AM PEACEKEEPING IN IRAQ
The Osgood File. Sponsored by ________. This is Dave Ross. On the CBS Radio Network. Which comes first - the peacekeepers or the peace. More after this from Charlie.
Once upon a time Iraq had a United Nations mission - but the mission picked up and left town last year after its headquarters in Baghdad was bombed.
Now Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi wants the UN back. Indeed the UN Security Council voted six weeks ago to GO back.
But so far, not one country has stepped up to contribute troops.
And when Prime Minister Allawi asked the Egyptian government why it wouldn't participate, he got an interesting response: Egypt said it had to see Iraqi officials restore some measure of calm first.
Yes - Egypt's presidential spokesman said no troops until Iraqi officials restore "some measure of calm."
But wait - the Iraqi army CAN'T restore calm; THAT's why they're asking for help! And because it's the American presence that appears to motivate the militants; he wants help from an Arab army.
It's like calling the ambulance and they say, call us back when you're healthy!
Leading one to believe there is something else going on here - and indeed there is. The GOVERNMENTS of Egypt, and the other Arab countries may be willing to help, but their citizens are still convinced that Allawi is a US puppet. One Egyptian analyst was quoted as saying that Egypt didn't want to risk having two or three officers kidnapped, and being humiliated.
And as I was reading the excuses - it occurred to me: those who've been arguing for years that the UN be dissolved have essentially gotten their wish.
WE'RE the UN now.
Like it or not, we're the only country capable of planting a real fighting force anywhere in the world.
The UN itself is just our clean up crew. We do the nasty part, and when it's time to post a few security guards, only THEN do the dues paying members of the UN show up. Ah, be careful what you wish for.
I wonder if WE could start charging dues. The Osgood File. Dave Ross. On the CBS Radio Network.
OF1-7/23/04 6:25AM PEACEKEEPING IN IRAQ
The Osgood File. Sponsored by ________. This is Dave Ross. On the CBS Radio Network. Which comes first - the peacekeepers or the peace. More after this from Charlie.
Once upon a time Iraq had a United Nations mission - but the mission picked up and left town last year after its headquarters in Baghdad was bombed.
Now Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi wants the UN back. Indeed the UN Security Council voted six weeks ago to GO back.
But so far, not one country has stepped up to contribute troops.
And when Prime Minister Allawi asked the Egyptian government why it wouldn't participate, he got an interesting response: Egypt said it had to see Iraqi officials restore some measure of calm first.
Yes - Egypt's presidential spokesman said no troops until Iraqi officials restore "some measure of calm."
But wait - the Iraqi army CAN'T restore calm; THAT's why they're asking for help! And because it's the American presence that appears to motivate the militants; he wants help from an Arab army.
It's like calling the ambulance and they say, call us back when you're healthy!
Leading one to believe there is something else going on here - and indeed there is. The GOVERNMENTS of Egypt, and the other Arab countries may be willing to help, but their citizens are still convinced that Allawi is a US puppet. One Egyptian analyst was quoted as saying that Egypt didn't want to risk having two or three officers kidnapped, and being humiliated.
And as I was reading the excuses - it occurred to me: those who've been arguing for years that the UN be dissolved have essentially gotten their wish.
WE'RE the UN now.
Like it or not, we're the only country capable of planting a real fighting force anywhere in the world.
The UN itself is just our clean up crew. We do the nasty part, and when it's time to post a few security guards, only THEN do the dues paying members of the UN show up. Ah, be careful what you wish for.
I wonder if WE could start charging dues. The Osgood File. Dave Ross. On the CBS Radio Network.
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