Bad Choices

I suppose the big news today is this:

President Bush agreed today to begin negotiations in the United Nations Security Council to authorize a multinational force for Iraq but insisted that the troops be placed under American command, according to senior administration officials.

Mr. Bush’s decision came in a meeting this afternoon with Secretary of State Colin L. Powell. While not unexpected, it was a tacit admission that the current American-dominated force is stretched too thin. It also amounts to one of the most significant changes in strategy since the end of major combat in Iraq.

Letting the corrupt UN into Iraq is a mistake. But given the current size of our military, and our other commitments, it’s a mistake we might just be forced to make.