British Envoy to Iraq Will Likely Push for Greater U.N. Involvement

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I don't think even the UN can get us out of this mess now. Don

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Sir Jeremy Greenstock, the eloquent British diplomat who took the U.S.-British case for war to the Security Council, may hold the key to healing wounds the Iraq conflict created among the world powers.

As the newly appointed No. 2 coalition official in Iraq, Greenstock will likely push for the kind of U.N. involvement the Bush administration had earlier shunned but the rest of the Security Council is hoping for.

"If I have anything to do with it, the U.N. will be a central player in those areas where it has genuine experience and expertise to offer," Greenstock told U.N. reporters at a farewell gathering Friday. He even envisioned a return of international weapons inspectors.

After five years as Britain's ambassador to the United Nations, Greenstock will leave the post next week to become a deputy to L. Paul Bremer, the U.S. occupation governor in Iraq.

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