Defiant Bush demands more UN help to fix Iraq

[leftchick]

sorry if this is a dupe. I loved the French flair in the headline and article!

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040921/pl_afp/un_us_bush_iraq_040921165440

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Despite the violence and the collapse of his two principal justifications for the war, Bush unapologetically told the UN General Assembly in a speech that it must step up support for Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's fledgling government.


"The government of Prime Minister (Iyad) Allawi has earned the support of every nation that believes in self-determination and desires peace," said Bush, who was to host the Iraqi leader at the White House on Thursday.


The president made no mention of the November 2 US election or of Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry (news - web sites), who accuses him of "colossal failures of judgment" that have wrought a "crisis of historic proportions" in Iraq.


But, like Kerry, Bush pointed to two UN Security Council resolutions passed since Baghdad fell to US troops in April 2003, including one in June 2004 that endorsed the new interim government and a multinational force to keep order.

[xray s]

1. I broke it...now YOU FIX IT!

or I'll get my daddy to steal your bike and smash it to pieces!

NAH NAH NAH NAH!

[saigon68]

21. SUPPORT our Puppet

"After all he worked for US when my daddy was president as a spy" whined the CHIMPANZEE

[faithnotgreed]

2. like someone else posted, the un will be glad to consider helping

out in iraq - once kerry is elected!

[captainjack]

6. word!

i wonder how many foreign leaders would like for the turd in chief to be flushed come November.

I know kerry said a few months back(and the rove-ites made a big stink about this) that many world leaders have expressed their backing for kerry.

[calimary]

15. Welcome to DU!

My teenager says "word!" ALL THE TIME.

That's her new "word."

[Triana]

3. waaaaaahhh....

...would he like some cheese with his whine? He flipped them off when he unilaterally went into Iraq and now he wants them to help bail him out of the mess he made of it?

i don't think so...

[MichaelHarris]

4. Coalition of the Begging? n/t

[calimary]

13. Coalition of the Wilting.

And frankly, he's in NO position to "demand" ANYTHING. I'm glad they worded it like that. Fits his frickin' arrogance.

[belle]

18. Coalition of the CLUELESS.

[htuttle]

5. We told the Security Council flat out there would be no invasion...

...without a second resolution after 1441. There's no way 1441 would have passed without that assurance.

So we lied. :shrug:

For Bush to go back to that body today, and base his justification of the invasion on 1441, is beyond belief, beyond arrogance.

[Jacobin]

7. Gee, George, What happened to your coalition of the willing

You said you didn't need the UN, remember. You insulted them, remember?

What a stupid arrogant fuck

[NeoConsSuck]

8. Hey, here's a newsflash chimp..

some Americans (or at least one) is going to be cooking the books on their self employment records so as to pay as little as possible for your 'Blood for Oil' war.

If you can't get Americans to pay for your genocide, best of luck trying to get citizens of other countries to.

Why don't you go begging over at Freerepublic, you awol piece of shit?

[Disturbed]

9. Support the US Puppet Govt.

The head good is a former Iraqi Baath Party defector turned terrorist and CIA asset. Anyone that is half paying attention knows that most of the Iraqis would hang this goon if given the opportunity. W is an emberassment to Amerika. It must have taken a lot of retraint for many at the UN to restrain laughter at this arrogant twit's speech.

[Mountainman]

10. WTF? I thought the UN was irrelevant.

Before the war the Bushies told the UN to go to hell!

[MasonJar]

11. Wow! Now there is a productive way to gain the support of

people you have insulted repeatedly...be defiant and demanding.

[yardwork]

12. He learned it when he was two

Among other things, the chimp is a testament to poor child-rearing.

[Disturbed]

14. Bush Crime Family

They are used to getting what they want. They believe that they are entitled to get what they want.

Here is their attitude towards anyone that stands in their way.

[Vadem]

16. This is not photoshopped is it? Where did you get it and under..

what circumstances did he give the "bird"?

Thanks!

[truthisfreedom]

20. it comes from a site called http://www.stewwebb.com/ which appears to be

a little bit... shall i say, wacky. this guy has conspiracy on the brain, it seems.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

17. Is the UN showing it's cards?

:shrug:

[acmavm]

19. Gotta love it. bush* going to an irrelevant organization and demanding

that the 'surrender monkeys and chocolate makers' bail his stupid ass out.

You couldn't make stuff up like this.

[DeepModem Mom]

22. kick

[Iceburg]

23. Cdn Perspective- " Bush gives hell to UN"

http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/WinnipegSun/News/2004/09/22/638670.html
...
Bush used his 15-minute address to the UN to criticize advocates of pulling out of Iraq.
..
Bush called on the UN to sharpen its teeth and start backing up its ideals with muscle when the rule of law is broken.
...
Bush addressed the international community after sustaining veiled criticism by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.

ABUSE OF PRISONERS

Annan chastised those leaders who preach the rule of law but readily break it, pointing to the abuse of prisoners by the U.S. military as a clear example.

"At times even the necessary fight against terrorism is allowed to encroach unnecessarily on civil liberties," Annan said.

"Those invoking it do not always practise what they preach. Those who seek to bestow legitimacy, must themselves embody it."

Prime Minister Paul Martin refused to take sides in the debate on American actions in Iraq.

"I'm not going to look back," the PM said yesterday.

"What is required is international law that is applicable to an evolving situation. As far as we're concerned, what's important now is that we look forward."

[ze_dscherman]

24. Steve Bell put it to the spot

http://www.guardian.co.uk/cartoons/stevebell/0,7371,1310041,00.html

[leftchick]

25. Excellent ze_dscherman!

Steve Bell is the best! :)

[illuminaughty]

26. Zapatero received a standing ovation by many

at the U.N. While the leader of the Freep World received polite applause (by Condi and Colin)