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Originally posted by Gattigap
Suddenly the UN carries the imprimatur of legitimacy? Oh, how the neo-cons have fallen!
More seriously, I don't really get your point. The choice of Allawi came out of the Iraqi governing council, to the apparent surprise of everyone outside of it. The US' agreeing to go along with it, in light of the fact that we've got 100k soldiers in country and the keys to the joint, strikes me as important. If we weren't very comfortable with Allawi, I think we'd have said so.
The UN's acquescence came in the context where not only were they not on the field, they're hardly even on the sidelines. I'm not sure they were even in the stadium. Their agreement was nice and all, but let's not pretend that they had either significant involvement in, or impact on, the outcome.
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No, but it does refute the puppet argument. Please explain why you think he is a US puppet, given that he was chosen by Iraqis among choices blessed by the UN. Or do you mean that anyone who was in charge in Iraq is a US puppet because they exist at our leisure?
