Clinton wants to head the UN. What will bush want to do after 2008?

[tuvor]

(Assuming, of course, no constitutional shenanigans.)

[arcos]

1. He cannot...

Citizens of countries who are permanent members of the Security Council cannot be elected Secretary General.

[lenidog]

4. So is that formal or was that just an oral agreement made by the

permanent members when the UN was formed?

[Maple]

16. There is no

such rule.

[tuvor]

18. Sure he can.

"The goal may not be realistic, he acknowledged, but he then went on to analyze all the factors in minute detail, as though he were preparing for a political campaign: whether a U.S. president would ever see fit to back him, for one, and what it would take to persuade other nations to bend the long-standing tradition that the top job does not go to someone from a country with permanent status on the U.N. Security Council."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/washpost/bill_clinton_takes_spot_on_global_stage;_ylt=AnVvvByWR83UGHvMc5lUvkQDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

[evlbstrd]

2. Has Clinton actually said that?

There's been a lot of talk about him for UN.

[lenidog]

3. So Clinton wants to be Secretary General?

He can't I think when the UN was formed it was agreed that none of the the big Five on the Security Council would ever have a citizen as Secretary General. Though I am not sure if it was actually enshrined in the regulations that govern the UN.

[jobycom]

6. Maybe he'll move to Zimbabwe, like Hillary moved to New York

These things can be worked around. :-)

[Elwood P Dowd]

12. He's good at wrecking economies and killing people

Should fit right in over there.

[jobycom]

14. Clinton? What economy did he wreck?

Or is that a Bush comment?

[Elwood P Dowd]

17. Bushit

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[Benhurst]

5. Sail off into the sunset with Jeff Gannon.

[noahmijo]

7. If I were Bush I think I'd wanna get the fuck outta the country and quick

As a private citizen he is open to an ass kicking and given that at a minimum 49% of Voting Americans want to give him just that....

[lenidog]

11. But even as a private citizen he will still have the Secret Service

[jobycom]

8. Get out of jail. nt

[Poiuyt]

9. Bush will want to go back to Texas and kill frogs

[Roxy66]

10. Could you just imagine Clinton and Bolton butting heads...LOL

[Jim Sagle]

13. By then we and Clinton will be in Gitmo, and w will be king for life.

[Must_B_Free]

15. Bush already leads the PU

[mike_c]

19. be pardoned....

eom

[ElkHunter]

What will Dubya want to do after 2008?

If there's any justice, he'll want to serve his time in peace while praying for a merciful parole board.

[longship]

20. That would be exceptionally unwise

The minority member Sec'y Gen agreement is to protect the UN from domination by a single powerful country. Changing the agreement to accomodate the USA is precisely what the current lunatics in Washington would want.

In spite of the fact that I feel strongly that Big Dog would be a superb Sec'y Gen, I cannot believe that CuckooBananas would want that. Plus, with CuckooBananas in power the UN is not likely to relent on the agreement.

[Maple]

21. There is no such rule

and while it's actually Asia's turn next, there is some agreement in the area that they would not object to Clinton. He has a level of trust they can live with.

I'm sure Bush would oppose it though

[Melodybe]

22. If this is the reason that Clinton is getting snuggly with Bush

then I'll forgive him, oh what sweet irony it would be if Clinton was the one that charged Bushco with war crimes and immediately calls for them be tried at the Hague.

[FightingIrish]

23. I think * will enjoy his return to his former role of private citizen...

and public drunk.