But one thing the UN doesn’t care about in terms of Iraq is what the US wants.

The United Nations intends to include all parties and factions in the talks it is going to hold to bring about national reconciliation in the country, Iraq U.N. spokesman said.

Saaeed Arikat said the talks will involve armed groups currently fighting U.S. troops and the Iraqi government.

He did not reveal whether U.N.’s desire to conduct comprehensive talks with the political factions represented in parliament and those opposing the government would include groups with links to al-Qaeda organization. . . .

Arikat said the world body would seek to reach out to all the forces which could play a role in reconciling and rebuilding the country.

“The U.N. is not concerned with what America wants from the resolution. We as an international organization will work to fulfill Iraqi ambitions and cooperate with the government,” he said.

Asked whether the U.N. will negotiate with the country’s armed groups, he said: “The U.N. will get in touch with political formations in the hope of reaching joint political agreements bringing the country’s disparate groups together.”

You gotta love how that works.

After endless reams of UN resolutions which Saddam ignored, and after allowing Saddam to get fat on money pilfered (with the assistance of corrupt UN bureaucrats) from the oil-for-food program, we finally threw down the gauntlet and went after Iraq as the threat to world security it was.  We invaded.  We fought Saddam’s army.  We deposed his cruel regime.  It was our troops who eventually pulled that monster out of the hidey-hole he’d hid himself in. 

Since then, we’ve helped the Iraqis set up their government.  We’ve protected them through multiple elections.  We’ve spent billions to rebuild Iraq’s infrastructure - homes, hospitals, roads and schools - while fighting off foreign fighters and Islamic zealots who would see Iraq turned into an oppressive theocratic state or an Iranian puppet regime.

And what have we done all that for?  Apparently so the UN can ride in on it’s white horse and give us a big, giant middle finger.  As though any of the politicking they’re about to engage in would even be possible were it not for our having liberated Iraq and since improved the security and political situation there.

It makes me wonder why we even fund the UN any more.