Iraq tells UN to stop bickering and start helping
from
Yahoo/AFP
bq. UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Iraq's foreign minister told the UN Security Council to stop bickering over the war that brought down Saddam Hussein and come together to help rebuild his shattered nation.
bq. In a pointed address delivered with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on hand, Hoshyar Zebari said the United Nations had failed to stand up to Saddam to defend the Iraqi people, and called for a swift UN return to the country.
bq. "One year ago, the Security Council was divided between those who wanted to appease Saddam Hussein and those who wanted to hold him accountable," Zebari told the 15-nation council, which was sharply divided over the war.
bq. "The UN as an organisation failed to help rescue the Iraqi people from a murderous tyranny of 35 years," he said. "The UN must not fail the Iraqi people again."
bq. Annan, who publicly opposed the US decision to launch the war after failing to win the support of the Security Council, said it was "no time to pin blame and point fingers" over the past.
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"I think the UN has done as much as it can for Iraq," Annan told reporters.
"So quite honestly I don't think today is the time to hurl accusations."
Awwww - poor poor Kofi... The only reason the UN had any problems over there is because they used ex-Baath party people for their security. Like duhhh dudes???
Posted by DaveH at December 16, 2003 2:29 PM