bq. Talking to sailors and other naval personnel here, Bush enumerated the countries and groups that have expressed support for military action against Iraq, and dared the U.N. Security Council to authorize military force or become an “ineffective, irrelevant debating society(tm).”
bq. “I’m optimistic that free nations will show backbone and courage in the face of true threats to peace and freedom,” Bush said. “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?”