Live Thread: Bush Speech to U.N.

www.freerepublic.com | September 12, 2002

[Howlin]

Live discussion and comments about Bush's speech to the U.N. today, and the reaction to it.

[ohioWfan]

Purposes of the US must not be doubted

[steveegg]

One last chance for Iraq and the UN.

[Mo1]

DAMN .. He is good

[Darlin']

This is a powerful speech.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

"We can harbor no illusions and that's important today to remember"...His regime once ordered the murder of every person between 15 and 70 in (a Kurdish village).." laying out the atrocities of war.

"The security council resolutions will be enforced....or action will be unavoidable, and a regime that has lost it's legitimacy, will also lose its power."

[RoseofTexas]

HOLY DUNG!! I was at the wrong thread!! SHOOOOOOOOOT!

[Howlin]

Well, Kofi must be pretty upset right now; didn't he say, just before Bush's speech that the UN was the only one that had the power to do this? And now Bush has said, "Well, do it."

What to do.....what to do............lol.

[Peach]

This is one of his best. No one will forget this.

[vannrox]

My nation will work with the UN Security Council for the necessary resolutions, but the purposes of the US will not be doubted...

The resultions will be met, or the consequences will be inevitable...

[1Old Pro]

they must meet conditions or we WILL act.

[mhking]

Which network will feature SCOTT RITTER immediately following Bush?

Ritter is due on FNC at 1P ET.

[carton253]

GW: You do it, or we will. Make no mistake.

[Wphile]

I think he's trying to put it in the UN's lap so when they fail, he will be justified to go it alone, if need be.

[MickMan51]

Without action, "The people of Iraq will continue to live in brutal submission"

[Moby Grape]

The UN will NEVER completely back us...what he is doing is putting the UN on notice that it has been sitting on its' ass for years doing nothing and making the matter worse...it is the UN that is the PAPER TIGER...

[YaYa123]

The UN = Irrelevant

That's right, President Bush, threaten these elitist world leftists with irrelevance...a fate worse than death. Now, threaten them with having to pay their parking tickets too.

President Bush isn't talking to these UN bozos..he doesn't care what they say or what they think. He is making his case to the American people, reinforcing what the polls already show, that after a decade of Bill Clinton style appeasement, it's time to rid the world of Saddam Hussein's government.

This is a strong determined speech...My husband said before President Bush even opened his mouth. "Look at his face, he's going to give em hell". And that's what he's doing.

God Bless President Bush

[Howlin]

I'll add you to my ping list!

[vannrox]

One of his best speeches.
If it doesn't convince the UN... then the UN is hopeless...

[TexasGunLover]

I wouldn't worry about it... the UN isn't going to support us because they know Bush is going to act regardless... I hope I'm wrong, but I bet there is a 0% chance that the UN will support millitary action against Iraq... it's their job to contribute to making the U.S. out as the bad guy... we should have let Germany have Europe... they sure do have short term memories...

[Mo1]

Yes it is ...