The UN, by design, is only as powerful as the will of its members. To be honest, that's the way I like it. As for "putting the headstone in place," you'll notice that Bremer, and by extension the Bush administration, have come back to the UN, in a rather desperate attempt to garner support for the US's schedule of a scaled approach to nation-building.
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"In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. It's - and it's hard work. I understand how hard it is. I get the casualty reports every day. I see on the TV screens how hard it is. But it's necessary work. We're making progress. It is hard work."
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