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The Humatarian crisis in the Middle-east, including Iraq, is over-whelming. Of that there is no doubt.

It will take generations to come anywhere near finishing the job.

We have a ton of work ahead of us, the first step f=of which is getting our troops oout and humantarian agencies in, as well as holding those who made this horrible mess; this humanitarian tragedy, accountable!

UN sets focus on Mideast humanitarian woes��Top News��Reuters.com:

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council turned its focus to a dire humanitarian crisis in Lebanon on Friday as Secretary-General Kofi Annan's plea for a quick end to the fighting between Israel and Hizbollah failed to gain traction.

Council members said the outlines of a long-delayed initial reaction to the conflict were likely to emerge after an international conference in Rome next week and said they hoped to find common ground in addressing the needs of those driven from their homes by 10 days of Israeli bombing.

Council members came under fire from dozens of world governments during an all-day public meeting on Friday for the apparent indecision shown by the 15-nation U.N. body.
'How long will the doors of our council remain closed? The children of Lebanon are knocking on your doors and all the peace-loving peoples are calling upon you to act. Stop the bloodbath,' said Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of Qatar, the council's sole Arab nation.

A defensive U.S. Ambassador John Bolton told reporters the council should not speak 'just for the sake of speaking.'

It was important 'that we find something that we can come together on, to show that the council is united,' he added.