Azores Press Conference LIVE THREAD

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[Amelia]

For discussion.

[Lady Jag]

The sun will come out tomorrow.

[Severa]

Dunno but the Spaniard's translator is getting on my last nerve.

[VRWC For Truth]

Saddam is toast. It's now down to removal by force or by choice. ChIRAQ, the franco-whore, is also toast.

[Nexus]

Pres Bush....concluded tomorrow is MOMENT of TRUTH for the world

But does not say why...

[Diddle E. Squat]

Which explains why Japan and Australia are not there.

I bet the significance of this moment sails right over Peter Jennings' head. His handlers will have him clued in by tonight, perhaps.

[Dolphy]

The new theme is the trans-Atlantic relationship. Each leader seems to be hitting on this. The in person meeting seems to be an effort to put a face on the leadership that is separating from the Security Council.

[not-an-ostrich]

I don't recall "The Little Red Hen"? What?

[maica]

He reaches a new audience every time the cameras are on him. Some people (Europeans) are listening for the first time.

[alnick]

I agree.

[tomahawk]

Long live the Atlantic Alliance. Eastern, Southern and Northern Europe are free to join.

France, Germany and Belgium are not invited. Germany will be when Stoiber is Chancellor

[Husker24]

The only problem with the "Atlantic Community" is that it leaves out Poland and some other Eastern European countries that have supported us.

[dawn53]

He seemed to indicate that resolutions may come after the war starts, giving the UNSC a chance to get in on the action.

When Bush said March 17th, it looks like he meant 17th, when he used that line about tomorrow being the day the world will have to decide.

[goodnesswins]

Spain PM....we did not come to make decl of war ...we were coming after having made every possible effort, to keep greates possible agreement...for UN resolutions to be respected...this is the LAST opportunity for 1441 which was adopted by UN Secu council unanimously....making the last effort of the very last effort we have been making...we are well aware of the int'l opinon, and well aware of our responsibilities and obligations...if Saddam wants to avoid the consequences.....nothing in our statements or documents can prevent him from doing so....it is his responsibility

[xm177e2]

This seems to be the emerging theme - "The Nations of the Atlantic" - The 4 nations present at the conference which stand apart from the rest of Europe.

Except you forgot about Italy and the Vilnius group in Eastern Europe and a bunch of other countries.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Atlantic Community - military, diplomatic, political, economic and shared values. So F the UN, F the rest of Europe, and F terrorism. That's my read.

[Search4Truth]

I don't watch anything but FNC. Doctor's orders. :)

[dixie sass]

You think we will go in tonight? I feel that he is tired of waiting for the UN and the games that they are playing.

[Amelia]

Aznar points out Saddam, and only Saddam, has responsibility for averting war.

[ConservativeMan55]

He said that

"if military action was required...we would seek further resolutions from the United Nations in order to have a broad coalition to disarm him."

[Right_in_Virginia]

LOL ;^D