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.

[carton253]

Iraq: a grave danger. to hope otherwise is to go against the evidence. It is a gamble to think he will change.

Here comes the build-up to war.

[Mo1]

Gee the Iraq folks don't look happy

[MadIvan]

You need to apply at the White House!

I'm too curmudgeonly and opinionated to work in politics. ;)

Regards, Ivan

[MickMan51]

(Paraphrasing)

"Security Council renewed demand for allowing inspectors in" about 8 times in past 8 years

Saddam Hussien's "regime is grave and gathering danger"

"We have been more than patient, have tried carrot approach"

"We can only be sure has nuclear weapons, when, God forbid, he uses them."

[Howlin]

"...is when, God forbid, he uses one."

"... the conduct of Iraq is a threat to the United Nations."

Whew.

[mhking]

The delegates look stunned!

They were expecting some Clintonesque horse-hockey. They had no clue that GW would come in, take a ballbat and start bashing everything in the place...

It's good to be the king the American!

[Texas_Jarhead]

decade of demand met with a decade of defiance (iraq)

[Wphile]

LOL! No they don't.

[vannrox]

...the first time that we may be completely certain that he has nuclear weapons will be...

GOD forbid,

the time when he will use them.

[ohioWfan]

a DIFFICULT and DEFINING moment.......will the UN be IRRELEVANT????

[Howlin]

OR WILL IT BE IRRELEVANT............

Whew.

[Dog]

I just checked ....this is going out on networks live..........ABCCBSNBCCNNFOXMSNBC.....the sheeple are seeing this LIVE!!!

[Peach]

A good finish up to the speech would be: "Given all the facts that I have described, the UN can either prove that is a guardian of world peace, or that its utility towards the progress of mankind has crumbled into the dust. It can stand foursquare for freedom, or fade into insignificance. It can be bold and resolute, or shamefully perish, a victim of its own cowardice. The choice is yours."

Excellent finish. The UN is so irrelevant and he's just now saying "or will the UN be IRRELEVANT". Yeah!!

[William McKinley]

Will the UN stand up to its founding principles, or will it be irrelevant?

[steveegg]

Are you sure that you made it up (yes, I saw that as well)? It sure sounds like that's being spoken in Diplomatese.

[Constitution Day]

"difficult and defining moment for UN"

[NeoCaveman]

Powerful stuff. So true.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Reminding them that the US helped found the UN...and "we want the UN to be respectful." Zing!

[Wphile]

Wow, he's slamming the UN. GO W!!

[cantfindagoodscreenname]

nucular weapons are very series.

I'm glad you said this. I had a post all set to go about NOOKULAR, but stopped, thinking I'd get flamed. At least I'll have company if I get flamed. I wonder if the translators are mispronouncing the word "nuclear" in their translations, lol.

In any case, he's doing great! I love this guy!