Deathmonger. And corrupt. Good riddance.

Phil, Hong Kong,

Lets be clear about this, Bush took advantage of our own naive Prime Minister ,Tony Blair, in order to bolster support for the Iraq war (cannot really call it a "war" in the strictest sense) and I dont think that there is a "special relationship" anymore between USA and UK (or even Europe) anymore even if there was one in the first place. All Bush is interested in is taking advantage of the UK and Europe for the USA's benefit. Lets get real and realise this, even if Tony Blair can't !.

John, Woking, UK

Eric - what untold billions? The US is notoriously stingy when it comes to actually forking over any of the money it keeps promising. It's the poorer countries of the world that actually bother to stand by their commitments, whereas organisations like the UN and the World Bank are left floundering over cash shortages. Meanwhile, the US keeps promising aid and delivering hot air.

I tell you what. You can take your imaginary 'untold billions' and we'll see if we can manage without all those empty promises to rely on.

Victoria, London,

Eric, the euros and the left?

Don't you mean the whole world on one side, that's about 200 countries on one side, and the US on the other. Mind you its probably not even othe whole of the US just George Bush and his cronies.

Wolfowitz is not on trial for being a neocon, he is on trial for corruption. Typical cowboy attitude, lets ignore the evidence and go in all guns blazing. No wonder the Americans are doing so well in Iraq, led by a similar sentiment. I hope that the sensible Americans will step forward once again after the Bush era is over and replace these idiots. Wolfowitz in any other company would be facing criminal charges for nepotism.

Akram, London,

Disgrace it is even under "consideration." He should go without delay.

M McGregor, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Just imagine what kind of person was a leading hawk in getting Iraq invaded. He was probably planning to give his girlfriend options on oilfields.

Ronald E. Watts, Nicosia, Cyprus

This man must leave or be removed from this position. The position of the Bank in fighting corruption would be untenable if this man with his blatant disregard for ethical behaviour is allowed to preside over the Bank's activities. How can childrenlearning obout theWorld Bank be tought ethical behaviour if organisations of the stature of the Bank endorse his corrupt behaviour. The Bank must be seen to be independant of the Whitehouse, or lose credibility around the world.

Chris Nestor, Wynyard, Tasmania/Australia

The US only contributes 16% of the total - so the rest of the world would only have to stump up about 20% more of their current contribution to the world bank if the US departs. It would give China, Japan and the EU a controlling stake in the financing of the developing world, its leadership, and selecting the contractors who do the work.

Perhaps the US is not indispensable after all.

Grant, Auckland,

Yes, Eric, from Plymouth, I agree with you. Let the US out of the world bank. It will probably work better. Perhaps with less money, but probably better.

Don Quixote, Groningen, Netherlands

US taxpayer dollars? Ha Ha Ha. The dollars the US "spends" are on credit, from the Chinese and the Japanese. The US is a black hole: all goes in, nothing comes out. If they stop buying treasuries you can see your econony being flushed down the toilet.

Alab, Switzerland,

Let us dispense with the charade surrounding this matter: it's simple, the euros and the Left don't like current, or former, neo-conservatives. That's all this is about.

But hey, let the euros and the Left knock themsleves out. If Wolfowitz gets fed up enough with aforementioend Bozos, and resigns under non US/UK pressure, then I want my government in D.C. to take out every penny of the untold billions of US taxpayer Dollars managed by the World Bank.

Let the euros and the Left for once in their lives put their money where the mouths are: let them underwrite all world aid.

Eric, Plymouth, Massacusetts, USA