NewsHour Extra Story: Making the Case for War
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/july-dec02/iraq_speech.html

1). What did President Bush say in his recent speech before the United Nations (U.N.)?

2) How did Iraq respond to the U.N. speech?

3). What was the international response to the president's speech?

4). What is the Security Council?

5). What action does the president want Congress to take?

Apply your knowledge:

1). When President Bush delivered his speech, he was trying to persuade the U.N. that military action against Iraq was necessary. Write a persuasive speech that is for or against the U.S. decision to take action against Iraq and/or for the removal of Saddam Hussein from power.