The real objective: empowering the UN.President Bush sent American troops into Iraq for the stated purpose of enforcing UN Security Council resolutions to disarm Iraq of its reputed WMDs. His intent was to strengthen the UN by making sure its words had meaning. "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? ... We want the resolutions of the world's most important multilateral body to be enforced." --President George W. Bush address to the UN General Assembly, September 12, 2002 "I want the United Nations to be effective.... it makes sense for there to be an international body that has got the backbone and the capacity to help keep the peace.... The message to the world is that we want the U.N. to succeed." --President George W. Bush speech in Aberdeen, South Dakota Aberdeen, a city and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, USA, about 125 mi (200 km) N.E. of Pierre. Settled in 1880, it was incorporated in 1882. The population was 24,658 at the 2000 census. The American News is the local newspaper. , October 31, 2002 "America will be making only one determination: is Iraq meeting the terms of the Security Council resolution [1441] or not? ... If Iraq fails to fully comply, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other nations will disarm Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein (born April 28, 1937, Tikrit, Iraq—died Dec. 30, 2006, Baghdad) President of Iraq (1979–2003). He joined the Ba'th Party in 1957. Following participation in a failed attempt to assassinate Iraqi Pres. ." --President George W. Bush November 8, 2002, the day the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1441 "The decision is this for the United Nations: When you say something does it mean anything? You've got to decide, if you lay down a resolution, does it mean anything? The United Nations Security Council can now decide whether or not it has the resolve to enforce its resolutions. "I'm optimistic that the U.N. Security Council will rise to its responsibilities, and this time ensure enforcement of what it told Saddam Hussein he must do. See, I believe when it's all said and done, free nations will not allow the United Nations to fade into history as an ineffective, irrelevant debating society a society or club for the purpose of debate and improvement in extemporaneous speaking. See also: Debating ." --President George W. Bush speech at Naval Station Mayport Naval Station Mayport is a major U.S. Navy base in northern Duval County, Florida. Since its commissioning in December 1942, NS Mayport has grown to become the third largest fleet concentration area in the United States. , Jacksonville, Florida “Jacksonville” redirects here. For other uses, see Jacksonville (disambiguation). Jacksonville is the largest city in the state of Florida and the county seat of Duval County. , February 13, 2003 "Since we last met in this chamber, combat forces of the United States, Great Britain, Australia, Poland and other countries enforced the demands of the United Nations, ended the rule of Saddam Hussein, and the people of Iraq are free." --President George W. Bush State of the Union address “State of the Union” redirects here. For other uses, see State of the Union (disambiguation). The State of the Union is an annual address in which the President of the United States reports on the status of the country, normally to a joint session of Congress (the , January 20, 2004 |
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