European Union Pledges 260 million for IraqPosted By Rod Kaufman |
CNN reported that Bush thanked the European union for it's pledge of monetary relief in Iraq and Bush is also pushing foreign governments to support the new Iraqi government as it takes shape. Fine, how about Ms Rice following-up on it and requesting more "humanitarian aid" for Iraq?. What's the worst that could happen? Somebody could say no? Since Ms Rice is on her multi-nation tour, how about a request for more assistance for Iraq from our allies and an effort to build upon the success of the election? Can she not try? I suppose that might take innovation and creativity from the white house, so the chances are slim unless of course the allies take it upon themselves to contribute on their own volition, just as the european union did...