Because we wouldn't want things to go too well

Bush nixes a plan to have a Muslim peacekeeping team help with organization for the Iraqi election -- not because it's a bad idea (we need help! especially folks the locals will trust!) but because it didn't leave the US in control...

For the Saudi official, the UN's limited presence in Iraq is a missed opportunity. "If our peacekeeping initiative had been adopted," he said, "the UN would have a much more active role in Iraq today."

Stay the course, stay the course! [sounds of splintering wood]