(thing) by Nero Thu Sep 12 2002 at 16:19:08

On September 12, 2002, President George Bush appeared at the United Nations General Assembly to present his case for actions against Iraq and Saddam Hussein. In his speech he stated that the country of Iraq has violated 16 UN Security Council resolutions over the past 10 years. These sixteen resolutions are:

  1. UNSCR 678 passed on November 29, 1990
  2. UNSCR 686 passed on March 2, 1991
  3. UNSCR 687 passed on April 3, 1991
  4. UNSCR 688 passed on April 5, 1991
  5. UNSCR 707 passed on August 15, 1991
  6. UNSCR 715 passed on October 11, 1991
  7. UNSCR 949 passed on October 15, 1994
  8. UNSCR 1051 passed on March 27, 1996
  9. UNSCR 1060 passed on June 12, 1996
  10. UNSCR 1115 passed on June 21, 1996
  11. UNSCR 1134 passed on October 23, 1997
  12. UNSCR 1137 passed on November 12, 1997
  13. UNSCR 1154 passed on March 2, 1998
  14. UNSCR 1158 passed on September 9, 1998
  15. UNSCR 1205 passed on November 5, 1998
  16. UNSCR 1284 passed on December 17, 1999
These resolutions took place over the last decade along with numerous statements made by the Security Council.

Bush also stated directly that the United Nations appeased Hussein over the years by not enforcing any of these resolutions. Bush also stated that either the United Nations can join the United States or the US will go alone.

Information came from A Decade of Deception and Defience: Sadam Hussein's Defiance of the United Nations found also at www.whitehouse.gov

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