Strange Day at the United Nations - Battle of the Presidents

It almost seemed surrealistic when the President of the United States and the President of Iran made their cases heard before the full assembly of the United Nations today. The two Presidents made their arguments without truly mentioning each other at all. It was expected to be an all out brawl in which each of these countries respective leaders would bash each other vying for the approval of the United Nation Assembly. It was quite bewildering when it was finished and it left some feeling a bit let down.

President Bush started off the festivities with a speech in which he called on the member countries of the United Nations to fulfill its mandate, to work together to combat poverty, starvation, lack of education, tyranny, and of course, terrorism. This is a tall order considering that most members of the United Nations are actually hostile towards the United States and are in fact themselves considered to be dictatorial, and oppressive to their populations. If it were not for the veto power we hold, the United States would be in serious trouble.

President Bush continued to deride such countries as, Myanmar, Belarus, Zimbabwe, North Korea, and the ever popular Syria. It was when the President mentioned Cuba that the Cuban delegation walked out in protest. It appears Cubans have a problem with the idea that Castro will soon be out of power. Do not worry however, Castro's brother will certainly fill the void left by the dictator's death. President bush only briefly made mention of Iran as one of the troublesome nations.

It appears that the Iranian dictator was getting a bit impatient as President Bush was speaking, as he was seen looking at his watch on several occasions during Bush's speech. Perhaps he needed to be somewhere and was worried that he might be late, or perhaps he was fearful that the President might pull a Bollinger and cut into his speaking time.