In his speech to the United Nations President Bush said "Saddam Hussein has made the case against himself." Bush warned that unless world leaders force Saddam Hussein to destroy his weapons of mass destruction, millions will be at risk. He also warned that the United Nations "will be irrelevant" unless it confronts Iraq and enforces Security Council resolutions against Iraq.
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan cautioned the United States against taking action on its own without Security Council backing.
"All the world now faces a test...and the United Nations, a difficult and defining moment. Are Security Council resolutions to be honored and enforced...or cast aside without consequence? Will the United Nations serve the purpose of its founding...or will it be irrelevant?" said Bush.
Hear Bush's speech and a host of international reactions.
Kofi Annan's Speech
Kofi Annan's Speech
Orme Explains
William Orme responds to Secretary General Annan’s speech.
George Bush's Speech
President George Bush addresses the United Nations.
Sic Semper Tyrannis
Gary Sick, former member of the National Security Council staff during the Ford, Carter and Reagan administrations and acting director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia, comments on Bush's rally for UN support on an attack on Iraq
Tony the Tiger & The German Shepard
David Usborne, New York correspondent for the Independent of London, says Tony is out of touch with his people.
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Steven Erlanger, Berlin Bureau Chief for the New York Times, reports that Germany is against an assault -for the time being
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Steven Erlanger, Berlin Bureau Chief for the New York Times, reports that Germany is against an assault -for the time being
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