I was just on a BBC radio program talking about Iraqi refugees. A UN official put the blame on the U.S., Britain and other coalition countries.

I suggested that perhaps those organizations and foreign powers dispatching suicide bombers to blow up innocent Iraqis in the markets, and those threatening to kill Iraqis who remain in their homes, might have some responsiblity for causing Iraqis to flee.

But he said “no” — the Americans and Brits who destablized a previously stable country are the culprits. (And he said nothing about the millions who fled from Iraq Saddam’s “stable” regime.)

So, in essence, the UN today used the BBC World Service to send a message to al-Qaeda in Iraq, to Syria and to Iran. That message: Keep on killing Iraqis. You will not be held to account. You’re doing fine. Keep it up. It doesn’t bother us a bit. When you kill innocent women and children you’re achieving your goals — you’re doing harm to the West. We’re with you. We’ll defend you and we’ll attack those you want us to attack.

Can someone remind me why precious taxpayer dollars continue to go to this organization?