President George W Bush did not respond directly to Iraq's offer but said in Tennessee: "It's time to determine whether or not they [the UN] will be a force for good and peace or an ineffective debating society."
My bet is on the ineffective debating society. We're going in without the Vidkun Quislings and the Neville Chamberlains that infest the U.N. They'll find out President Bush is not bluffing.
I think an overlooked part of the equation is that the UN apparatus is staring into the abyss. Bush pointedly mentioned the League of Nations, which is virtually synonymous with the dustbin of history.
All those sinecures flashed before their eyes.
5 posted on 09/17/2002 7:31:58 PM PDT by Monti Cello