Summary
There's understandable scepticism about how sincere America is about handing over sovereignty to Iraq next month. But no-one should be in any doubt about the significance of what has happened in the past 48 hours. President Bush promised he would not cut and run; it looks like he's decided to cut and walk fast, instead.
The draft UN resolution tabled by America is not exactly a declaration of surrender, but it comes very close to an admission of failure. It is certainly a plea for help. Tony Blair is making clear that American military hegemony in Iraq is over.See the full content of this document
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Humiliation in the Air As America Calls for Un Help
The Bush people, so contemptuous of the United Nations only a year ago, are now asking the UN for a multinational force to take the heat in Iraq and allow them at least some prospect of dignified withdrawal from this disastrous war.
Of course, there remains a studied lack of clarity in the resolution about the prec...See the full content of this document
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