U.S. Struggles to Get More Help in Iraq

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WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is making little headway in its new efforts to draw other nations into contributing peacekeeping troops to Iraq (news - web sites) by having the United Nations (news - web sites) endorse the operation.



By all accounts, the U.S. insistence on retaining control of all troops in Iraq has run into other countries' demands for greater U.N. control over economic and political decisions in post-Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) Iraq.

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The issue is a sensitive one within the Bush administration. The White House and Pentagon (news - web sites) are reluctant to assign a major role to the United Nations, even though the proposal under consideration would not place it in charge of peacekeeping troops.

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Pentagon officials said Thursday they had talked to more than 60 countries about contributing troops and other help in Iraq. Some want a greater U.N. role to justify deployments. Others would prefer an invitation or request from the U.S-appointed Iraqi interim governing council. Still others would like an endorsement from an Arab group.

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[Old and In the Way]

1. I'm sure this administration would love some suckers, er, I mean

coalition partners to "share the pain". But please don't ask to share the oil or the rebuilding contracts, please.

I guess George and Dick are having a problem "Bringing the on"...

[sistersofmercy]

3. love your post, made me laugh, thanks!

[sistersofmercy]

2. I do believe some are snickering at this! told ya so!