Frankly, We Differ

The U. N. Secretary General Kofi Annan wrote a letter to three men just two days before the US elections. The three recipients of the letter, let's call them The Three Stooges, were George Bush, Tony Blair, and our thug in Baghdad, Ayad Allawi. The letter expressed Annan's increasing concerns about the military offensive in Fallujah which at the time was imminent. Annan feared that such an approach would jeopardize the January elections in Iraq. Reportedly Annan's comments and criticism drew anger and frustration from US, British and Iraqi officials. Allawi in effect said, "Ha! Annan thinks he has a better solution? Let him try it." The classic bully response. If he thinks he's so smart.... Allawi, is this mature response?

State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said, "Frankly, we differ." Chilling words. Bush administration officials were livid about the letter. My question is this:

If you are doing the right thing, why would you be angry or livid about receiving a well-intentioned letter from the leader at the U.N.?

The Three Stooges claim that fighting the insurgency is the only way to restore security in time for the elections. Of course, we have to realize that these men are incredibly unimaginative, needy, and power-hungry. (Sadly, they also have the power.) Killing people is their favorite method of conflict resolution. Dead people cannot talk back.

Welcome to the second term of George Bush.

[Click on the blog title to read the WaPo article, "Annan's Warning On Fallujah Dismissed."]