On September 12, President Bush called on the United Nations to live up
to its founding purpose and confront the "grave and gathering danger"
of Saddam Hussein's outlaw regime. To do otherwise is to "hope against
the evidence" -- including the systematic defiance of 16 UN Security
Council resolutions.
The Security Council was created to ensure that UN deliberations
would be more than talk and UN resolutions would be more than wishes.
Now, Saddam's repeated failure to meet his obligations to the Security
Council threatens the authority of the United Nations.
President George W. Bush addresses the United Nations General
Assembly in New York City on the issues concerning Iraq Thursday,
September 12. White House photo by Paul Morse.
President George W. Bush addresses the United Nations General
Assembly in New York City on the issues concerning Iraq Thursday,
September 12. White House photo by Paul Morse.
