...gather." But in the meat of the speech, Bush got personal. "All the world now faces a test," he said, "and the United Nations a difficult and defining moment....purpose of its founding, or will it be irrelevant?" Rather than clap after this searing line, a cell phone went off in the audience, as if taunting Bush's...

...our deliberations would be more than talk, and our resolutions would be more than wishes," Bush said. "Are Security Council resolutions to be honored and...Nations serve the purpose of its founding, or will it be irrelevant?"56 Bush offered his own definition of adherence with UN principles: It meant siding with...

...oblivion — and deservedly so. "Saddam Hussein's regime is a grave and gathering danger," he continued. "Will the United Nations serve the purpose of its founding, or will it become irrelevant? . . . The Security Council resolutions will be enforced, or action will be unavoidable."...