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Washington bid to take over UN forces
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Nov 03, 2006 12:09am |
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| Category | Speculative |
| Media | Newspaper - Australian, The |
| News Date | Friday, November 3, 2006 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | THE United States is lobbying to put an American, possibly a general, in charge of all UN peacekeeping operations in a move that could offer Washington an exit strategy in Iraq.
The unprecedented US bid for the top UN peacekeeping post would place an American in command of the 95,000 UN peacekeepers in trouble spots from Lebanon to Sudan.
The American lobbying effort is set to prove hugely controversial. If successful, the change would amount to a radical remaking of the organisation, bringing it closer to its origin in World War II as a US-led alliance.
The US is in a strong position to get the top peacekeeping job - currently held by a Frenchman -because of its decisive support in electing Ban Ki Moon, the South Korean Foreign Minister, as the next UN Secretary-General. |
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