He's within an inch of calling them irrelevant.That would be soooooo sweet.
Posted on 09/16/2002 5:57:38 PM PDT by knak
You hit that nail on the head. I just saw her on CNN and she couldn't contain her GLEE. She said Saddam called Bushes "BLUFF" and then almost laughed out loud. She really thinks Bush was bluffing and now Saddam has the upper hand. UNFLIPPIN BELIEVABLE!!!!
I believe that liberals would side with Hitler, if a Republican were on the other side.
I LOVE your post for its simplicity, and its ring of truth.
I think you should be nominated for recognition, if they still do that...
Iraq's dramatic offer to readmit weapons inspectors is a climb-down by Saddam Hussein, but so far he has moved down only one step.
President Bush last week laid out an entire slope that the Iraqi leader has to go down.
Disclosing any weapons of mass destruction he has in his possession, or is developing, was only one item on the list.
Others included ending support for terrorism, ending repression of his own people and releasing prisoners still missing from the Gulf War.
Mr Bush has characterised Saddam Hussein as a tyrant.
And with regime change in Iraq the openly stated American goal, the pressure on Baghdad will clearly be maintained.
Mr Bush's decision to lay down the gauntlet to the United Nations last week, to challenge it to achieve the enforcement of a decade of resolutions on Iraq if military action was to be avoided, clearly was a turning point.
He's within an inch of calling them irrelevant.That would be soooooo sweet.
I don't think so. Our guys would have to be complete idiots to have been taken by surprise by this. If they didn't anticipate this as a possible response from Iraq, then we're paying them too much. My guess is, they had this listed as one of the possible moves Saddam might make, and have already gamed out their own response. We will see that response unfold in the next few days.
This says it all. Are they going to pass a 17th resolution to be flaunted by Iraq, or are they going to pass one calling for immediate action? I love the way Dubya keeps putting the onus back on the UN, the weakest link.
Douglas Adams bump.
Death To all Tyrant's !!
The Second Amendment...
America's Original Homeland Security !!
Molon Labe !!
I've been wondering the same thing since reading the very first wire stories to come out the day of the president's speech.
The press has had plenty of time to correct the confusion...if it were an honest mistake, that is.
In case you have forgotten what the president actually SAID in his speech, allow me to remind you:
"The United States helped found the United Nations. We want the United Nations to be effective, and respectful, and successful. We want the resolutions of the world's most important multilateral body to be enforced. And right now those resolutions are being unilaterally subverted by the Iraqi regime. Our partnership of nations can meet the test before us, by making clear what we now expect of the Iraqi regime.
"If the Iraqi regime wishes peace, it will immediately and unconditionally forswear, disclose, and remove or destroy all weapons of mass destruction, long-range missiles, and all related material.
"If the Iraqi regime wishes peace, it will immediately end all support for terrorism and act to suppress it, as all states are required to do by U.N. Security Council resolutions.
"If the Iraqi regime wishes peace, it will cease persecution of its civilian population, including Shi'a, Sunnis, Kurds, Turkomans, and others, again as required by Security Council resolutions.
"If the Iraqi regime wishes peace, it will release or account for all Gulf War personnel whose fate is still unknown. It will return the remains of any who are deceased, return stolen property, accept liability for losses resulting from the invasion of Kuwait, and fully cooperate with international efforts to resolve these issues, as required by Security Council resolutions.
"If the Iraqi regime wishes peace, it will release or account for all Gulf War personnel whose fate is still unknown. It will return the remains of any who are deceased, return stolen property, accept liability for losses resulting from the invasion of Kuwait, and fully cooperate with the international efforts to resolve these issues, as required by Security Council resolutions.
"If the Iraqi regime wishes peace, it will immediately end all illicit trade outside the oil-for-food program. It will accept U.N. administration of funds from that program, to ensure that the money is used fairly and promptly for the benefit of the Iraqi people.
If all these steps are taken, it will signal a new openness and accountability in Iraq. And it could open the prospect of the United Nations helping to build a government that represents all Iraqis -- a government based on respect for human rights, economic liberty, and internationally supervised elections."
From: The President's remarks to the UN....Do you see anything about weapons inspectors?
They're such silly little children over there.
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