The Green[e]house Effect: a Weblog

Define 'Humble'

"I think the United States must be humble, and must be proud and confident of our values, but humble in how we treat nations that are figuring out how to chart their own course."
—Gov. George W. Bush (R-Texas), Oct. 11, 2000, during that year's second presidential debate.

"A senior diplomat from another [U.N. security] council member said his government . . . was told not to anguish over whether to vote for war. 'You are not going to decide whether there is war in Iraq or not,' the diplomat said U.S. officials told him. 'That decision is ours, and we have already made it. It is already final. The only question now is whether the council will go along with it or not.'"
— "U.S. Officials Say U.N. Future At Stake in Vote," The Washington Post, Feb. 25, 2003, at A1.

Posted by Greg Greene at February 25, 2003 10:16 AM