After they win...

[Peter K.]

>It may well be that Annan encouraged the voters on the Economic
>and Social Council to vote for Austria and Sweden at the expense
>of the USA.  But the Americans missed their chance to ensure a
>seat by making sure that only three countries ran for their
>seats (that's how Sudan made it on the commission, after all).
>
>Tim Francis-Wright
>Interfere?  Why of course we should interfere!  Always do what
>you're best at, that's what I say.  [The Doctor, Nightmare of Eden]

Yes, this how I remember it. Also, the US didn't have an ambassador
to the UN at the time, right? So they really couldn't keep tabs too well. I
thought
it was reported that Powell believed they had the votes and some voters
(who had either lied to Powell or changed their minds) switched their votes
which in my opinion serves the US right, especially considering
who the UN ambassador is now. I think his name is John Negraponte,
or something like that, a guy who was once ambassador to Honduras
and facilitated and/or covered up some of the horrors in central America
during Raygun time. So basically, the Americans screwed up because they
didn't place enough importance on the seat to get the votes and hence the
Europeans took advantage or was their more to it?

Peter