President Bush to Speak at 4:30 pm ET LIVE THREAD

CNN | Feb. 6, 2003 | CNN

[Peach]

CNN just announced that President Bush will speak at 4:30. That's all they said. Didn't sound like it was previously scheduled.

[Miss Marple]

Well, that would be nice.

Could we bomb France instead? I am desiring to see an explosion or two.

[kjam22]

Yep ... across the street from Susan S.

[ArneFufkin]

Maybe Bush is going to announce that we are not going to support any French military action in the Ivory Coast.

[txhurl]

I'd love to change my handle to resemble yours: it'd be LisaBuc, but I already changed it once, I'd be embarrassed to ask Jim to do it again.

[aristeides]

Tony Blair just announced that there would be NO vetos

I thought, when the Chinese foreign minister spoke yesterday, that China was going to abstain. Will France and/or Russia also abstain?

[Howlin]

I think we'll just use this one!

I have to go pick up my granddaughter...........

DO NOT START THE WAR WITHOUT ME. :-)

[rwfromkansas]

Bush was supposed to give a speech after Powell's presentation. Either way, THIS IS NOT THE WAR SPEECH. I don't know what the heck he is going to say, but it sure as heck is not going to be "the war has started."

Perhaps...and I have a feeling this may be it...Bush will tell the U.N. to get its butt in gear and pass a second resolution ASAP to support military force. If, after Feb. 14, we do not have such a resolution, then it is go time.

[LisaFab]

It was nice meeting you also CD. I was so beat just taking in all the info we gleaned at CPAC my brain is exhausted as well as my body :-)

[kjam22]

I wouldn't mind to see em drop that Eiffel tower.

[alrea]

Sec. Powell has just informed me that the UN is officially irrelevant...

...along with Bubba Clinton, Larry King, Helen Thomas, Ted Turner and maybe even CNN.

[Fred Mertz]

I only have streaming radio at this moment. I'm tuned in to C-SPAN.

Do you think C-SPAN will cover President Bush's statement? Anyone?

[GraniteStateConservative]

W4T is right. We don't have nearly the force we want in place. Bush doesn't want any surprises. If Hussein throws us a curve ball-- or OBL or whoever-- we have to have the firepower ready to respond immediately. They won't be in place for another couple of weeks.

If we knew for a fact that everything would go smoothly, we could go in tonight. We don't know it will, though.

[Wait4Truth]

Somebody laid down the law, I think.

I agree. The President will allow a second resolution...if any one of those countries backstabs him and votes no, he will say the same thing he said in his 2000 convention speech:

YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE, YOU DID NOT LEAD...WE WILL!

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Oh - wow - thanks. All these heroes have my utmost thanks and my daily prayers!

[Constitution Day]

I know! It was information overload.

[hchutch]

The White House web site (www.whitehouse.GOV) has a live feed as well.

[Miss Marple]

Oh, I would settle for that ugly modernistic piece of junk Mitterand stuck on the front of the Louvres. A small bomb would shatter it and send a nice message, as well as improving the architecture.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Jim let you change your handle without having to create a new account? What favor did you have to do?

: )

[Lady Jag]

It's not as desirable today as in the past, but why not use the moon to our advantage?

[CindyDawg]

Yall keep me updated, ok? The cable just went out. I'm Looking for the radio.