U.S. to turn to U.N. for help in Iraq

WASHINGTON, July 19 (UPI) -- For help with stabilizing Iraq, the United States might have to turn to the United Nations, which America spurned in its initiation of war.

Other nations are refusing to contribute peacekeeping troops or reconstruction funds without the approval of the international body.

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According to The New York Times, administration officials acknowledge that they might seek a U.N. resolution for help with the $4 billion-a-month price tag on the stabilization of Iraq. Such a move would placate other nations such as India, France and Germany. Also, Russia announced Friday it would sent peacekeeping troops but only with a U.N. mandate.

To discuss the possibility of a mandate, President Bush met this week with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, Condoleezza Rice, national security advisor, reached out to the Security Council, and Secretary of State Colin Powell said he is "in conversations with some ministers about this," The Times reported.

Critics say it is humiliating to seek a U.N. mandate.