# State Of The Union **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 30, 2003, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union/151489 "2003-01-30T01:48:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union/151489/21 "2003-01-30T14:52:17Z")
I don’t know as we would get our asses kicked, but the North Korean army is a good deal larger (I’ve heard 1 million. Anyone know?) and much better trained than the Iraqi army. Plus you have to consider that China could decide to help them out a bit. Lastly, from the rhetoric I’ve heard from them, they seem a bit insane. We might not get our asses kicked, but it would be a lot messier than Iraq. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union/151489/22 "2003-01-30T15:07:34Z")
I could’ve sworn he actually said Gotcha. I was hoping it would be followed by Ya! Then we’d know who Wildest Bill really was… ---
**Author:** ![Oblong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c0e974/32.png) [@Oblong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblong)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union/151489/23 "2003-01-30T15:54:12Z")
> [@](#): > > (oops–we’re going to war in Iraq by ourselves), [Europe and America must stand united](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,482-559907,00.html) > [@](#): > > The Iraqi regime and its weapons of mass destruction represent a clear threat to world security. This danger has been explicitly recognised by the United Nations. All of us are bound by Security Council Resolution 1441, which was adopted unanimously. Signed: José María Aznar, Spain José Manuel Durão Barroso, Portugal Silvio Berlusconi, Italy Tony Blair, United Kingdom Václav Havel, Czech Republic Peter Medgyessy, Hungary Leszek Miller, Poland Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Denmark Alone? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union/151489/24 "2003-01-30T17:32:27Z")
What was that bit about the Al Qaeda members that haven’t been brought to trial? “Let’s just say they won’t be posing a problem to the US anymore!” And I didn’t quite get what he stumbled over (intentionally?) regarding abortion. My favourite part was definitely the clapping, especially when someone int he audience was obviously basing it on Bushy’s tone of voice rather than what was being said (“They have an arsenal of nuclear weapons for terrorists to use!” clap-clap-cl- Wha?) ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union/151489/25 "2003-01-30T17:53:22Z")
**Cat Fight** , he wasn’t talking about the ones who haven’t been brought to trial, he’s talking about the ones who are dead. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union/151489/26 "2003-01-30T18:04:24Z")
> [@](#): > > “Let’s just say they won’t be posing a problem to the US anymore!” That used to read "WOOHOOOOO!!! We sure got them good didn’t we. Nothin I like better than a dead. Fortunately, somebody thought the woohoo was in poor taste. I think the highlight was his little environmental bit. That was funny. Raised a question though. Is the “Timber Recovery Plan” he mentioned that same load of crap that would allow Logging companies cut down trees to “reduce the danger of forest fires?” ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union/151489/27 "2003-01-30T18:25:27Z")
I’m aware, **Friedo**. I was commenting on Bushy’s utter lack of subtlety. “Let’s just say…” Who is he? McBain? ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union/151489/28 "2003-01-30T18:46:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lilly Putt \* > **Did anybody count how many times George Said “nucular” I found that as a citizen of the USA, I was embarassed by this mispronunciation.** Of course Eisenhower and Johnson both pronounced it the same way. ---
**Author:** ![av8rmike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union/151489/29 "2003-01-30T19:13:37Z")
To answer the OP, I lost count after 8 or so. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-the-union/151489.md?page=1)