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Afghanistan
UN / NATO At Odds Over Reconstruction
2010-02-18

MARJA, Afghanistan, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- U.N. officials say their aid agencies will not participate in NATO's rebuilding strategy in southern Afghanistan as part of its current military campaign.

Robert Watkins, a special representative of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, told a news conference in Kabul, "We are not part of that process, we do not want to be part of it. We will not be part of that military strategy.
The UN deciding not to be a part of the solution? What else is new. They never want to solve problems, they simply want to manage them in perpetuity. If they actually solve them, then they no longer have a reason for having such a large operation there.
Posted by:crosspatch

#6  "Interesting that the UN would consider a $140 million building temporary, to be torn down."

Not surprising, ed. It's not like it's their own money....
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2010-02-18 20:22  

#5  Interesting that the UN would consider a $140 million building temporary, to be torn down. 5% US UN dues and not a penny more. No more 22%-50+% the American taxpayers are suckered into paying.
Posted by: ed   2010-02-18 19:04  

#4  If you can't get a good shrimp cocktail, what's the point of even going there?
Posted by: SteveS   2010-02-18 16:11  

#3  UN must have read the Zagat guide for southern Astan.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2010-02-18 12:09  

#2  Well, that will certainly cut the overhead cost in administration and graft.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2010-02-18 09:32  

#1  And the downside is...?
Posted by: Spot   2010-02-18 08:05  

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