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August 21, 2003
International House of Chicken
Some of the UN workers in Iraq want to pick up their toys and go running home to mommy.
Some United Nations staffers in Iraq demanded to leave over safety fears yesterday, a diplomatic source said as the organization's presence in Baghdad was plunged into confusion.
Whassa matta for you? We've been getting bombed like that for years, as has Israel.....THAT certainly didn't seem to both y'all much.
U.N. officials were trying to figure out how to protect workers while keeping a presence in Iraq the day after a truck bomb demolished the organization's Baghdad offices, killing at least 20 - including chief U.N. envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello.
It's pretty simple really. See, that internationally approved French method of turning tail and running doesn't really work. Whatcha gotta do is get some guns, a few boxes of ammo....maybe a few RPG's and such....and load 'em up. Point the round end at them what's shooting at you and pull the trigger. I know, it's the simplistic American method, but hey. It works.
Officials believe al Qaeda terrorists and Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party thugs are going after relief organizations and other "soft" targets to disrupt rebuilding efforts and undermine the U.S. occupation.
Not to mention the biggest factor. They don't shoot back.
Weapons. Supporting occupation and rebuilding of nations since the beginning of time.
Posted by Rita at August 21, 2003 05:43 AM
Comments
Did you hear Uncle Kofi yesterday? I knew that the UN would pin this on the US as soon as they could get in front of a TV camera.
I found it very interesting, though, that the US had indeed volunteered to secure the building, but the UN declined, wanting to make sure the offices were "accessible to people."
The UN should just pack up their bags and go home. You can't run with the big dogs if you sit on the porch and pee like a puppy.
Posted by: mtpolitics at August 21, 2003 06:26 AM
Yeah, it was kind of ridiculous yesterday. The UN saying, "Well, yes, the US military offered us security and we turned them down, BUT THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE LISTENED! They should have *forced* us to accept protection."
So, it's our fault of course. (Of course!)
D
Posted by: David Strain at August 21, 2003 08:15 AM
Well sure, if we really loved them, we would've just known what they needed despite what they said.
I've known a lot of women like that.
Posted by: Rita at August 22, 2003 07:24 AM