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| 2004-09-22 | |
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #7 GWB's speech spoke in the idealistic terms as when the UN Charter was written. He did not scold them. He reset the bar and polished it up. It, in some ways was a pep talk. It puts the ball in the UN's court without **ahem** humiliation of the delegates. It is a challenge to them to live and act according to the UN ideals. That said, I have my doubts that anything will be done by that disfunctional body. President Bush said what had to be said. It is up to the UN to respond by actions, or go the way of the League of Nations. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-09-22 9:56:39 PM |
| #6 I think you mistake what I am saying, JiB. I am not interested in nuance either. I am proud of the way President Bush challenged the UN about their toothless resolutions and did the right thing in Iraq despite that cowardly and ethicless body's footdragging. He had good points in his speech; my disappointment is that he is using their language, not the straight and easily translated language you rightly mention. I reread the text and find it is the polish that bothers me, not the message. Maybe it's a case of too many handlers packaging his case for him? A month or so ago, I saw a media clip of George Bush when he was Governor of Texas. On this tape, he spoke beautifully! He was to the point, confident, well paced, and convincing. I wish that we could find that George Bush again. He is the only leader in the world with the backbone to expose the UN for what it is today. Nevertheless, I think he is courageous to go in front of that hostile body to speak at all. It is outrageous they treat our president with such disdain. |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-09-22 10:17:56 AM |
| #5 Jules, it is more straight and easily translated language - it is not nuanced. You can call it weak in the sense of its grammatical and rhetorical effectiveness but not in its message which is direct, surefooted and committed. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back 2004-09-22 9:53:34 AM |
| #4 Good points, weak use of language. |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-09-22 9:21:50 AM |
| #3 Not yet. He's on the phone to his private banker in Lugano. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-09-22 1:27:14 AM |
| #2 Did Kofi have a response? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-09-22 1:24:53 AM |
| #1 Three words, "Bravo Mr. President!" |
| Posted by: AzCat 2004-09-22 1:17:23 AM |