Senators Grill Administration Over Iraq Costs (washingtonpost.com): "Wolfowitz noted that Secretary of State Colin L. Powell is pursuing a possible resolution and said he would welcome a U.N. mandate that would enable countries to contribute more troops, 'provided it doesn't put limitations on what Ambassador [L. Paul] Bremer and our people can do in Iraq that are crucial to speeding up the transition to normalcy and stability.' "

Well, I don't think the US has shown itself capable of creating normalcy and stability anywhere. But leaving that aside, what Wolfowitz's comments say to me is this administration hasn't learned a thing. they are still giving unliateral ultimatums to the rest of the world. Support us, on our terms.

Well, that's not how relationship works, kids. If you want others to play your game with you, you need to give them something too.
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