Waiting for the UN to take action.... not very good scenario

Submitted by sara (United States), May 12, 2011 at 18:35

If we have to depend upon the effectiveness of the UN to protect the interests of the west (and Iraqis), we are in deep deep trouble. They are worse than irrelevant because their existence negates the ability of ofher world bodies to form.

We must have known going in that the option of an Iranian takeover was the greatest danger and I would dearly like to fantasize that the powers that be made plans to thwart any such effort. Otherwise, things are going to get a lot worse. What the heck goes through Obama;s head every time he talks about timetables in Iraq and Afghanistan? Doesn't it occur to him what trouble will arise once we are gone? Really.

Maybe Donald Trump is on to something.

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