Washington, June 29: As American and British soldiers are now finding that the public mood in Iraq has turned against them, Washington needs to do a better job of reconstructing Iraq while ending its resistance to a larger UN role, media reported today. "Whether battling saboteurs or snipers," the 'New York Times' said, "American and British occupation leaders find that the public mood has turned critical, even though countless Iraqis remain pleased that Saddam Hussein in gone and still place considerable hope in the Americans and British to improve things." The US and British troops have lost 61 men to snipers and guerrillas since the war officially ended, it said. "For the sake of its current reputation, future security and plans for the Middle East generally -- not to mention the well-being of Iraqis -- Washington needs to do a better job of reviving Iraq," the paper said. "That will require more attention from the White House, more money from Congress and an end to America's costly ideological resistance to a larger United Nations role. Most of all, it will take a broadened effort to enlist the participation of the Iraqi people." The common theme of public debate in Iraq, the paper noted, is the failure of the occupation authorities to involve Iraqis more deeply in their own recovery. By working more closely with Iraqi professionals and civil servants, occupation authorities can speed the country's reconstruction, reduce unemployment and look less like a colonial administration, it said. Bureau Report