UN UNhappy With Bush

After stepping all over old Europe and the majority of the other UN member nations, Bush should be happy no one tossed a chair.

Despite an appearance before the General Assembly that was friendlier and more optimistic than any of his previous speeches to it, President George W. Bush still faces a skeptical crowd at the United Nations.

There was no burst of applause during Bush's speech Tuesday, even when he talked about the world's common struggles against poverty and disease. And the applause at the end was subdued.

This was in contrast to the warm, persistent applause that met his appearance shortly after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Before Bush spoke, Secretary General Kofi Annan gave a stern address warning that even the world's most powerful countries must follow the rule of law, which many interpreted to be a rebuke of Bush's actions in Iraq.