On September 12, 2002, President George Bush appeared at the United Nations General Assembly to present his case for actions against Iraq and Saddam Hussein. In his speech he stated that the country of Iraq has violated 16 UN Security Council resolutions over the past 10 years. These sixteen resolutions are:
- UNSCR 678 passed on November 29, 1990
- UNSCR 686 passed on March 2, 1991
- UNSCR 687 passed on April 3, 1991
- UNSCR 688 passed on April 5, 1991
- UNSCR 707 passed on August 15, 1991
- UNSCR 715 passed on October 11, 1991
- UNSCR 949 passed on October 15, 1994
- UNSCR 1051 passed on March 27, 1996
- UNSCR 1060 passed on June 12, 1996
- UNSCR 1115 passed on June 21, 1996
- UNSCR 1134 passed on October 23, 1997
- UNSCR 1137 passed on November 12, 1997
- UNSCR 1154 passed on March 2, 1998
- UNSCR 1158 passed on September 9, 1998
- UNSCR 1205 passed on November 5, 1998
- UNSCR 1284 passed on December 17, 1999
These resolutions took place over the last decade along with numerous statements made by the Security Council.
Bush also stated directly that the United Nations appeased Hussein over the years by not enforcing any of these resolutions. Bush also stated that either the United Nations can join the United States or the US will go alone.
Information came from A Decade of Deception and Defience: Sadam Hussein's Defiance of the United Nations found also at www.whitehouse.gov