# Why doesn't the US want the UN to run post war Iraq?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 29, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-us-want-the-un-to-run-post-war-iraq/164947 "2003-03-29T01:46:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-us-want-the-un-to-run-post-war-iraq/164947/24 "2003-03-29T05:39:59Z")

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The US is invading Iraq because our gov’t believes it is necessary for the defense of this country. You may disagree with that, as the UN has done. I’m giving the administration the benefit of the doubt myself on that one. But since the UN has shown that it’s interests are NOT the same as the US’s in Iraq, why should we get them involved in the “rebuilding” effort? The rebuilding is as important, if not more so, than the toppling of S.H.

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