Andreas Ramos wrote: "Bush's plan: turn Iraq over to the UN, watch it go to hell, and then blame the UN." Very unlikely. The current justification, and I believe the fundamental one all along, from the Bush administration for invading Iraq is to bring democracy and freedom to the Middle East so as to drain the swamp that has produced so many terrorists. If Iraq goes to hell, then the Iraq invasion can only be seen as a failure and therefore a failure of the Bush administration. The UN has never been a favoured institution for most of those who support Bush. If Iraq goes to hell under the watch of the UN, Bush would be blamed for turning Iraq over to the UN in the first place. Can you imagine Bush in the days before the election, with Iraq in flames, claiming that the U.S. is safer because of the invasion? No, Bush et al have an interest in ensuring that Iraq prospers even if it is under the UN watch. Sincerely, Phil Enns Toronto, ON ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html