Of all the not so good things that have come out of Kofi's not so great leadership...this has got to be a new high. This is also tied to Saddam Hussein and the oil for food fiasco. And people wonder why the US doesn't care for the UN all that much.... http://today.reuters.com/news/artic...5249_RTRUKOC_0_US-CRIME-UN.xml&src=rss&rpc=22
That was a lobbying scandal...not a stealing scandal such as the oil for food...that was robbing the poor.
It was a 'good plan'. Sanction the living shit out of country, and make-up a program where some of the funds enter France, Russian, and handful of other banks. Filter the money out through ill-reviewed methods and even let Saddam have control of some of the funds. Don't mind the fact that billions disappeared in Al-Queda friendly banks....everything's ship-shape!? Our allies were financially invested in the status quo. And while I'm not in favor of our timing, we wouldn't have got a thumbs-up from our 'allies' for a long-time.