1.   His blanket ban is a gross overreaction, sure to unnecessarily irritate those members of Congress who are excluded.

2.   That position irritated members of the Washington Council on International Trade and the Washington State China Relations Council.

3.   But the deal irritated African members, who are unrepresented in the higher echelons of the WTO.

4.   The oil-for-food talks are closed, and even the Security Council has been sparingly briefed, which according to western diplomats has irritated some members.