US breaks silence to support Annan

[Esslinger]

The Bush Administration has expressed confidence in United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and says he should stay in office, a belated rebuff to demands from Republicans in Congress for his resignation.

US Ambassador John Danforth, speaking for the White House and the State Department, said he wanted to clarify the US position.

"We are expressing confidence in the Secretary-General and his continuing in office," Danforth said. "No one to my knowledge has cast doubt on the personal integrity of the Secretary-General. No one."

US Senator Norm Coleman, a Minnesota Republican, and five congressmen, called last week for the resignation of Annan, who has two more years in office before completing his second five-year term.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=9002649

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. ...Leaving that asshat Coleman to twist in the wind.

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Catherine Vincent]

2. Ditto!

They probably made that idiot say that but then had a change of mind. Hahahahahahahaha!!!!!!

[CatholicEdHead]

3. Good cop/bad cop

That is what is being talked about in the Minnesota forum.

Coleman was testing the waters by being the bad cop on Rove's orders. The support was not their for their anti-UN position so they are pulling back for now.

[SaintAnne]

5. yeah, that's what it feels like

if bushie boy has out right said it, then it wouldn't had gone over well. but now the repugs will be quiet and no one will ever think about it.

[maddezmom]

4. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1058219