Powell Speech to UN Live Thread

[Support Free Republic]

Might as well start up the live thread. Speech starts at 10:30 EST (scheduled), which is within the hour.

[nutmeg]

CBS Radio says France wants "proof" of what Powell said.

I'm not surprised - I knew this was coming. I'm sure more nations that need "proof" will follow..

Can someone post that picture of the French cheese-eating surrender monkey that I saw somewhere on FR? Can't remember exactly where I saw it.

Cameroon now calling for more time for inspectors... "War is not inevitable. We call upon the Iraqi authorities to consider the present situation... please cooperate... do it for the Iraqi people." *BARF* Keep wishing, Cameroon!

[prairiebreeze]

France coming up next---break out the barf bags

[fightinJAG]

Yes, WHERE IS RUSH? First, I hope he is not having health complications.

That out of the way---who does he think he is taking time off at a time such as this? (Grins, Rush.) \

As much as Rush bugs me sometimes, like other trusted friends, when the going gets rough, you want to hang out together, even if there are other times you want a break from each other.

[Japedo]

Cameroon is talking but not saying much, Sounds like they are on the side of Iraq to me tho?

[twyn1]

i think i am in favor of bombing cameroon also at this point.

OOO--that was bad ! (funny but bad)

[The Wizard]

I wonder what shirt Sheryl Crow will make now?

My Head Is In The Sand

Her head is only good for head

maybe

[Humidston]

THANK GOD OUR LEADER IS GEORGE W. BUSH!!!

I shudder to imagine how Albore would handle this crisis!

[Chess]

"we nuke his ass. Now that "world opinion" is hostile anyway, there's nothing to lose by doing so."

Are you crazy? Here we are going to war to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and you advocate using them in such cavalier manner! What about all the innocent life that will be lost? Do you really think the rest of the world, not to mention terrorists, will not reaact to our use of nuclear weapons?

We used them with Japan and displayed the horror of such weapons. The world has only survived by mutually containing the use of nuclear weapons.

You are obviously not a Christian!

[Molly Pitcher]

I know, but since when did not having a case stop the media from trying to conjure up one??! Don't really think they will, but the Brian Williams stupid question of the day got me thinking how really, really bad he and his kind can be...

[Constitution Day]

I don't think I've ever heard of this place before

Honestly, I do not know much about Cameroon.
Here's the US State Dept info on it:

[Scott from the Left Coast]

I think special ops could handle the hospitals. A little cleaner that way.

[carton253]

And we aren't going back to the '50's. No way! Flower Power! Peace!

[txradioguy]

No the Frog comes up after this long winded fellow from Cameroon

[hchutch]

The Russians will play ball - the ChiComs and French are a different matter.

[prairiebreeze]

talking head now saying Powell convinced "all the the Un-convinceable" and he names France and Russia

Ha!

[fightinJAG]

I was thinking of buying one of those little battery-op tvs, just so I can catch the action whenever possible. They only get network news, though.

But, while riding the train or whatever, that would be better than nothing. (BIG MAYBE)

[MadIvan]

Cameroon will likely hedge. They have ties to both the Allies and France.

Regards, Ivan

[beachn4fun]

Oh, darn.... and I was all excited by just the thought that they did...... :-> you know another PTBA moment!

[nutmeg]

I only wish there was something worth buying from France that we could all boycott.

Lancome, L'Oreal, Yves Rocher, cosmetics are a few that come to mind... French wines and cheeses... Renault cars...

[dfwgator]

Last week word was that Dubya assured Pooty-Poot that Russia would be fully compensated (probably in oil) for the $8 billion owed to them by Iraq, and therefore wouldn't be giving us any more hassles about going to war. It now appears that was a bunch of BS.

With the Russkies, what they say and what they do are two different things. They will harangue the US for domestic consumption, while behind the scenes cooperating with us. I suspect that once again this may be the case. I think Putin is with us, but he can't bring himself to say it, for fear of alienating the old cold war warriors in the Kremlin.