Word: proconsul
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...would reduce the cost to the U.S. of rebuilding Iraq. A senior British official says that if the U.N. backs a war, it would be fairly easy to imagine a postconflict administration in Iraq under U.N. auspices--even if the U.N. had to work with an American military proconsul. Inevitably, the U.N.'s humanitarian agencies will establish an early presence in Iraq to ameliorate short-term hardship. But the U.S., says U.N. Under Secretary-General Shashi Tharoor, has not yet asked the U.N. to prepare for a role in longer-term reconstruction. Assuming the U.N. is indeed asked to help...