US to Muslim world: No thanks

Anyone who continues to believe that Bush has the Iraqi's best interest at heart need look no further than this:

President George W. Bush rebuffed a plan last month for a Muslim peacekeeping force that would have helped the United Nations organize elections in Iraq, according to Saudi and Iraqi officials.

As a result, the UN continues to have a skeletal presence in Iraq, with only four staff members working full time on preparing for elections set for the end of January. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has refused to establish a new UN headquarters in Baghdad unless countries commit troops for a special force to protect it.

Once again, we are left to wonder what might happen in Iraq were John Kerry in charge and given the chance to employ his ideas of diplomacy. Hopefully we won't have to wonder on November 3rd.