Posted on 11/10/2001 8:24:55 AM PST by RobFromGa
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:31:35 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Twodees -- you say nothing of substance to me -- you make no points.
Here is your above post without insults and unsubported statements --> ""
Bush-->Every civilized nation here today is resolved to keep the most basic commitment of civilization. We will defend ourselves and our future against terror and lawless violence.
*Bwaha* -- You chopped off the very important first part of Bush's sentence, totally misrepresenting what Bush said. That would be " every civilized nation" he was referring to -- not the U.N. Why must you do that to try and make a point? Being the intelligent person that you are, I know you -- not Twodees -- can do better than that.
Oh - I found a picture of you!
Again, here's the quote on which I remarked:
Every civilized nation here today is resolved to keep the most basic commitment of civilization. We will defend ourselves and our future against terror and lawless violence.
The United Nations was founded in this cause.
Do you think the U.N. was founded in that cause?
Well, it wasn't.
And I've never made it a secret that I think the U.N. sucks wind.
Neither have many loyal Bush supporters on this board.
Care to slap them around for "not being able to see the forest for the trees"? I'll really dig seeing the results of that. **g**
And they have - continually - on this board...Republicans and non-Republicans alike!
The U.N. exposes itself for what it really is continually on its very own website. One just has to do a little reading on there to figure that out!
Looked to me like he praised them right off the top, and throughout most of his speech.
Here's the one place where the President called the U.N. to task:
It undermines the credibility of this great institution, for example, when the Commission on Human Rights offers seats to the world's most persistent violators of human rights. The United Nations depends above all on its moral authority and that authority must be preserved.
But earlier he said this:
These commitments hope and order, law and life unite people across cultures and continents. Upon these commitments depend all peace and progress. For these commitments we are determined to fight.
The United Nations has risen to this responsibility. On the 12th of September, these buildings opened for emergency meetings of the General Assembly and the Security Council. Before the sun had set, these attacks on the world stood condemned by the world.
And I want to thank you for this strong and principled stand.
He's giving the United Nations credit for the international condemnation of the assault on America.
Are the other nations of the world so hostile to us and so without character whatsoever that they were actually waiting on the United Nations to force a condemnation out of them?
Tell me just how I misrepresented that.
I reiterate...the United Nations was most certainly not founded to assist in "keep[ing] the most basic commitment of civilization" or to assist in "defend[ing] ourselves and our future against terror and lawless violence".
Some people didn't view his speech the way you thought it should be viewed. Now debate like a grown-up, would you?
It sure is irritating, to say the least!!
Blah, Blah, Blah, same old, same old from Mercuria. I guess you didn't read the speech Mercuria, where Bush basically said shove it to the UN.
But that does not matter to you. Bush could have said I am going to burn down the UN and you would still be complaining in the wilderness.
You will never be satisfied and always complain.
Best Regards!
Buckeroo
gibraltar@discover.net
Yep stlrocket it is best not to follow Mercuria's lead,
Here...dry your eyes and blow your nose on this U.N. flag...you'll feel sanctified. **g**(Mercuria reply #105)
Rocket you will find out that Mercuria sure can dish it, but can't take it. Kinda like Hillary.
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