U.S. Abandons Idea of Bigger U.N. Role in Iraq Occupation: "'The administration is not willing to confront going to the Security Council and saying, 'We really need to make Iraq an international operation,' ' said an administration official. 'You can make a case that it would be better to do that, but right now the situation in Iraq is not that dire.'
The administration's position could complicate its hopes of bringing a large number of American troops home in short order. The length of the American occupation depends on how quickly the country can be stabilized and the attacks and uprisings brought under control."
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