Show f Hy i t T t L r t j- j Var ar r With I Iraq ra WI yi t I r In his hi morning address to the United Nations President Bush all but declared declared war on Iraq By Hope Rowe Community Editor I cannot see how any rational person that listened to that speech can not think we are going goin to war with Iraq said CBS reporter Dan Rather in response to President Bushs Bush's speech to the United Nations on Thursday f Thursdays Thursday's speech was intended to gain support from ther the r- r N ICI to force Iraq to comply with the 1990 resolution to allow weapon inspectors to check for weapons of mass destruction Bush said Its been almost four years since the last UN U.N. inspectors inspectors tors set foot in Iraq four years for forthe forthe forthe the Iraqi regime to plan and to build and to test behind the cloak of secrecy We know Hussein H pursued weapons of mass murder even when inspectors inspectors tors were in his country are we to when they assume he stopped left The president then added f The first time we may be completely completely completely com com- certain he has a nuclear weapon is when god forbid he uses one He stated it was the UNs U.N.'s responsibility to do everything in our power to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent that day from ever coming cOIning Bush showed his desire to work with the UN U.N. Security Council but said The security Council resolutions will be enforced The just demand of peace and security will be met Or action will be unavoidable He also implied he will wage war without the backing of the UN U.N. Security Council by saying the United States of America will make that stand The Bush administration feels justified in pursuing Hussein through force if necessary an and r gf i a 44 S 1 y q qa y M y r P 0 a S v o y to ti Y a 9 a r gt k v n r z 1 H n y I w r aJ F A F a a 1 n i tOx a r it r r f V r Los ri r. r r i y r Gr r A ZV ua a. a r a e i t r Z r tS 3 S o r rv tata e. e v. v 7 t S a s n. n 4 resident President Bush addresses the United Nations Thursday morning Photo courtesy of feels it does not need any new legal authority to do so The president president president pres pres- ident has been cautioned by many to not go it alone but US U.S. military forces are already being moved into a striking position against Iraq Bush has been generally condemned in most countries and by several individuals in congress congress congress con con- gress in what is being referred to toby toby toby by scores as a unilateral military action Britain and Israel are the only nations behind Bush My nation will work with the UN U.N. Security Council to meet our common challenge said Bush adding We will work with the UN U.N. Security council for the necessary resolutions but the purpose of the United States Slates should not be doubted the security ty resolutions will be enforced the just demands of peace and security will be met or action will willbe willbe willbe be unavoidable During the 11 years since the end of the Persian Gulf War Iraq has answered a decade of UN U.N. demands with a decade of defiance said Bush Because of this Bush asked The UN U.N. Security Council if resolutions are to be honored and enforced or cast aside without conse conse- quence Will the United Nations serve the purpose of its founding or will it be irrelevant document document document doc doc- Before Bushs Bush's speech a was circulated warning of Iraq's alleged quest for nuclear weapons and global hunt for materials to construct an atomic bomb It stated in the last 14 ld months Iraq has tried to acquire thousands of specially designed aluminum tubes which officials deem were planned to be used as components of centrifuges to aid aidin aidin aidin in the manufacturing of weapons- weapons grade uranium It is Bushs Bush's goal to get the nations of the UN U.N. to pressure Hussein into letting the international inspectors to be readmitted into Iraq to search for hidden arms anns Bush demanded the United Nations follow through with their responsibilities saying saying saying say say- ing We cannot stand by and do nothing while dangers gather Another 22 2 page document was circulated after Bushs Bush's passionate appeal to the UN U.N. illustrating how Iraq has been non-compliant non of 16 UN U.N. resolutions Iraq denies they are developing develop develop- of mass ing any weapons tion Iraq's foreign minister said Iraqis do not wish for war but will fight to defend their own own country their own freedom against those barbaric invaders Bush did not lay down any specific time demands for the inspectors inspector's s re-admittance re into Iraq but officials have said we weare weare weare are speaking weeks not months We have been more than patient We have tried sanctions We have tried the carrot of oil-for-food oil and the stick of coalition military strikes But has defied all these efforts said Bush By his deceptions and his cruelties Hussein has made the case against himself The United States helped found the United Nation and Bush said We want the United Nations to be effective and and 1 respectful and success successful We W T want the r resolution solution of the worlds r L' L most important multilateral J bo y to o be enforced and right now those hose resolutions are being uni- uni unilaterally unilaterally laterally subverted by the Iraqi regime Before the presidents president's speech UN U.N. Secretary-General Secretary Kofi Annan advised Iraq to fulfill the le UN resolutions for the sake of fits its own people and for the sake of f world order while warning UN U.N. mem- mem the le United States no ber nation large or small should act single-handedly single on major global issues and There is no substitute for the unique legitimacy legitimacy legitimacy legit legit- provided by the United Nations Even the most powerful countries know that they need to work with others in multilateral institutions to achieve their aims In response to the presidents president's speech Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations Mohamed al- al said Bushs Bush's actions are based upon revenge and he chooses to deceive the world and his own people by the longest series of fabrications that have ever been told by a leader of a nation V a A r L i t 4 r t J 1 |