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Kofi Annon, Go Home
November 27, 2006

In yet another magnificent display of morbid delusion, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said today Iraq is “close” to civil war. He told reporters “I think given the developments on the ground, unless something is done drastically and urgently to arrest the deteriorating situation, we could be there. In fact we are almost there.”

We appear to be faced with another semantic battle, this time over the correct definition of “civil war.” First we had to re-learn the long-standing definition of “sex” because Clinton “did not have sex with that woman.” Now it seems Kofi Annon would have us re-learn our definition of “civil war.”

I vote “NO.” A common sense definition of civil war is “a state of open terrorism or war between competing religious, political or racial groups within the confines of a recognized national entity.” Iraq is chest deep in a religious civil war. To think or state otherwise is pure delusion.

Mr. Annon, here is a solution. Select ten U.N. diplomats at random. Fly them to Baghdad (assuming the airport re-opens). Once there, they must put on shirts with the words “Ahl ul-Sunna” printed in large bold letters on the back. Send them to Sadr City to stroll the avenues for eight hours while wearing the shirts. If any of them can return to the airport after eight hours, Iraq is “close” to civil war. If none of them return, we are “there.”

America has had enough of the U.N., and Kofi Annan. From where I stand (or sit), the U.N. has not accomplished anything of import since its inception. There is no progress in North Korea, Darfur, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Iran, Afghanistan or any number of other trouble spots in the world." There are only words, words, and more words.

Go home Kofi, and take the entire U.N. delegation with you. We need the U.N. real estate to house our poor and homeless. That way, at least U.S. taxpayer funds would benefit U.S. citizens.

I understand one of your personal causes is dealing with the increasing epidemic of AIDS/HIV in Africa. That being the case, why don’t you stop talking incessantly about it and instead, travel around Africa handing out condoms. The remainder of the U.N. force can teach everyone there how to use them. It seems a proper and fitting mission for an organization with no current accomplishments to speak of.

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