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Powell Changes Speech at Last Minute to Satisfy Democrats
The man does good work...and this would probably get them on board.2003-02-05) -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, at the eleventh hour, has altered his presentation to the U.N. Security Council to try to satisfy the concerns of Congressional Democrats, as well as U.S. critics elsewhere in the world. Previously, Mr. Powell planned to show images and documents demonstrating that the Iraqi government has weapons of mass destruction and is deliberately deceiving U.N. inspectors. However, the White House has become convinced that even with such evidence, the U.N. and Democrats in Congress will still oppose action to disarm Saddam Hussein. So, instead, Mr. Powell will present the following accusations against Iraq: --Saddam Hussein personally owns guns, and uses them. --Iraq produces oil, the combustion of which will doom the planet to a second ice age. --Saddam supports the death penalty and uses it. --Some Iraqis, including government officials, drive Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV). --Saddam believes Iraq is better than other countries. --Saddam is decisive, often seeing issues in black-or-white terms, rather than countless shades of grey. --Many Iraqis are meat eaters. --Many Iraqis are "pro-life," opposing abortion. A few Democrats who have previewed the script for the presentation expressed outrage at Iraq, and wondered why President Bush has not previously gone public with this "damning evidence." "We are ready to authorize the use of overwhelming force," said one unnamed Senate Democrat. "This crazed dictator must be stopped before his ideas spread throughout the region." Posted by: tu3031 2003-02-06 |
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