U.S. President George W. Bush carried his sales pitch for war to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, one day after the anniversary of September Eleventh. After acknowledging the support of the U.N. in the “war on terrorism”, he reminded everyone of the purpose of the United Nations. “The United Nations was born in the hope that survived a world war - the hope of a world moving toward justice, escaping old patterns of conflict and fear. The founding members resolved that the peace of the world must never again be destroyed by the will and wickedness of any man. We created the United Nations Security Council, so that, unlike the League of Nations, our deliberations would be more than talk, our resolutions would be more than wishes. After generations of deceitful dictators and broken treaties and squandered lives, we dedicated ourselves to standards of human dignity shared by all, and to a system of security defended by all.”
He then proceded to demand support for his war on Iraq by making various unsupported claims – similar to his war on Afghanistan.
Although the invasion of Afghanistan was endorsed by the U.N., there has yet to be any evidence presented to the General Assembly that the Taliban were responsible for the attacks of September Eleventh.
Although the invasion of Afghanistan was endorsed by the U.N., there has yet to be any evidence presented to the General Assembly that the Taliban were responsible for the attacks of September Eleventh.