Annan: US faces struggle for troops in Iraq [View All]

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned the United States on Friday it would not get Security Council support for more troops in Iraq unless it ceded some decision-making power in the country.

"It would also imply not just burden-sharing but also sharing decision and responsibility with the others," Annan said. "If that doesn't happen, I think it is going to be very difficult to get a second resolution that will satisfy everyone."

Despite worldwide anguish over the bombing of the U.N. compound in Baghdad, the United States faces considerable resistance in its quest for a U.N. Security Council resolution that would recruit more troops, police and money to help rebuild Iraq if it does not relinquish some control.

The same countries -- France, Russia, Germany -- who opposed the invasion of Iraq are asking for broader international control across the board in the political and economic as well as security spheres.

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