Only UN Can Bring Peace to Iraq and Afghanistan
Helena Cobban, The Christian Science Monitor | August 5, 2008
The recent escalation of violence in Afghanistan and the calls to divert the US troops from Iraq make the question of ending these long and costly wars even more urgent. ++ There is only one organisation that can provide the leadership necessary to defeat the insurgencies and bring peace and stability to both countries: the UN. ++ US and its allies can never achieve these goals alone. ++ Only the UN has a worldwide legitimacy that would allow it to gather enough resources and expertise, and make the tough decisions needed in these two regions.
