[Alissa]

Just heard on the radio that the UN vote would have been close! I wish they had gone through with it, I'd like to know which nations were with us and which nations were with the weasels!

[GraniteStateConservative]

The ones that get foreign aid and other favors from us. That'll tell the tale.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

Bush Will Address U.S., Demand Saddam Leave or War

Mon March 17, 2003 10:24 AM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush will issue an ultimatum to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on Monday night that Saddam step down or face war, a White House spokesman said.

Bush will address the American people at 8 p.m. in the wake of the failure by the U.N. Security Council to reach a consensus on how to deal with Iraq.

"The United Nations has failed to enforce its own demands that Iraq immediately disarm. As a result, the diplomatic window has been closed," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said.

"The president will address the" nation at 8 p.m. He will say that to avoid military conflict, Saddam Hussein must leave the country," Fleischer said. "The next move will be up to Saddam Hussein."