By CHRISTOPHER MARQUIS The New York Times

"WASHINGTON, July 18 The Bush administration, which spurned the United Nations (news - web sites) in its drive to depose Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) in Iraq (news - web sites), is finding itself forced back into the arms of the international body because other nations are refusing to contribute peacekeeping troops or reconstruction money without United Nations approval.

With the costs of stabilizing Iraq hovering at $4 billion a month and with American troops being killed at a steady rate, administration officials acknowledge that they are rethinking their strategy and may seek a United Nations resolution for help that would placate other nations, like India, France and Germany. "

Oh, yeah, our little war was very well thought out.