Then it isn't going to do much good, is it?
What did you expect? It wasn't as weak as I thought it would be. When Congress gets done with the bill you will need to be reminded that there is some connection somewhere between it and this speech. He gave the issue the importance of a specially requested speech. Apart from something to do with the WoT I can't remember one.
When this fizzes out and the problem becomes far worse in a couple of years this will be his record that can't be escaped. In that respect it was good.