Annan: Mideast leaders view Iraq war as disaster« Thread Started on Sept 14, 2006, 1:49am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Annan: Mideast leaders view Iraq war as disasterPOSTED: 1742 GMT (0142 HKT), September 13, 2006 BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said leaders of Middle Eastern nations believe the Iraq war has "been a real disaster" for the region. His comments to reporters on Wednesday came after a two-week trip through the Middle East and on a day when separate bomb attacks killed at least 22 people in Baghdad."Honestly, most of the leaders I spoke to felt the invasion of Iraq and its aftermath has been a real disaster for them," Annan said. "They believe it has destabilized the region." read at source: http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast ... index.html