On the recordMay 27, 2004
The United Nations Security Council has not lived up to its responsibilities so we will rise to ours.
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transcripts.cnn.comThe United Nations Security Council has not lived up to its responsibilities so we will rise to ours.
Bush states the U.S. will take action in Iraq despite the U.N.'s shortcomings.
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