The Bush administration has expressed confidence in United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, despite calls for his resignation from several U.S. lawmakers over a scandal involving the U.N.-administered oil-for-food program for Iraq. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Danforth, said Thursday that President Bush has confidence in Mr. Annan, and dismissed speculation the administration was trying to push the Ghanaian diplomat out. Mr. Danforth also stressed the importance of a U.S. investigation of the oil-for-food program, saying it would be the only way to - in his words - lift the cloud from the United Nations. | Before you all get bent out of shape, think of this as the same "Vote of Confidence" baseball coaches with a losing record get before the owners plunge in the knife. Besides, the longer Koffi stays in, the worse the UN looks. I think this is another move by the Grand Master of "Texas Hold'um". |
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