I have lost the quote that went something like "and no one can doubt that America's word can now be trusted" or "And now it is clear that America's word can be trusted," but that is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard Bush say.
"Go ahead and take Kuwait, we won't bother you about it."
And later (again, not an exact quote, I don't have a transcript, yet)
"weakening the UN... encouraging dictators around the world to flaunt it's will." This is why he later says that we "will not wait for a permission slip to defend our nation." Because it's bad for dictators to go against the UN but it's fine for presidents
