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Bush Pitches Iraq War To UN Today
President Bush will challenge the United Nations on Thursday to "act" and enforce its resolutions concerning Iraq, saying "inaction is simply not an option," a senior administration official told reporters. Without offering a preview of the speech, Bush said Tuesday following an event at the Afghan Embassy in Washington that he would make his case to the United Nations because "this is an international problem. We must work together to deal with the problem," Bush said. There seems to be a difference between passing resolutions and showing resolve... A senior administration official indicated Bush would not call for any deadlines for the United Nations to act or issue any ultimatums, saying the president's goal was to rally "international support for taking action to deal with the threat." Probably because they won't buy it at this stage. The nay-sayers remember what happened last time there was a deadline... At the same time, the official added, "The president is also going to make very clear that the United States is not prepared to stand by and let this situation continue." Bush has not made any decisions about what course of action to take, the official said. Seems like he's got the broad goals worked out, and maybe just doesn't have the detail decisions filled in yet... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-09-12 |
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