It's funny that the League should think of doing such a thing three years after the fall of Saddam Hussein.  Why did it take so long for the highest decision making body of the Arab world to come to the rescue of the Iraqi people?  Shouldn't it have been there in Iraq right from the start, following the invasion, playing the role of a harmonising and leading force?  Now it is talking of unity in Iraq when much of the country is destroyed, and different sects and tribes are at each other's throat.  Shouldn't the League be better prepared for challenges such as Iraq? 

This is not to say the League shouldn't do now what it has failed to do so far.  Being the representative body of the Arab world, it can still play a real positive role in helping the Iraqis re-build their country.  It's never too late for a positive contribution.