I really dislike Bush's manner of speaking. It didn't seem so bad in his first speeches. Things flowed better then. He seemed to have an energy and a drive that tonight's remarks almost completely lacked. It's disappointing he hasn't grown into his public role better.

He also either dodged the points of several questions or simply forgot about them as he rambled over the same issues with Iraq. Some people need to know how bad that country is, but it necessitates repeating only so many times before it becomes irritating.

The most important things he said, in my opinion, were that the US will act on it's own if the UN fails to enforce it's own resolutions. He said Turkey's status in our eyes remains unchanged, but I doubt that's entirely true. When talking about North Korea, I found it striking he mentioned South Korea almost as an afterthought when responding to a question about what the dangers the region faced are. He totally dodged a question about estimated casualty figures. He made scarce mention of the UK and Blair, which is disappointing after all he's done for us.

All in all, some of the things had to be said, but it was delivered poorly and the substance was repetative.