Monday, May 31, 2004

The draft of the United Nations resolution that circulated yesterday was disappointingly sketchy on these points. It contains the phrases of international support — like references to a "multinational" military force — without committing the Security Council to do anything in particular. The draft endorses a continued American-led military presence in Iraq for at least a year beyond June 30, but it does not ensure expanded international participation. The resolution envisions that after the United Nations names the interim government leaders, it will proceed cautiously, and only when it deems it safe to do so.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/25/opinion/25TUE1.html?ex=1086062400&en=c4a4dd505f794c82&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

The president still has a number of speeches left to deliver before June 30. We hope he will use them to come up with a more specific plan, to stop listing the things we already knew needed to be done and to explain to us how he intends to do them. An acknowledgment of past mistakes would be nice.

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