...terrorist parasites who threaten their countries and our own. Many nations are acting forcefully. . . . But some governments will be timid in the face of...mistake about it: If they do not act, America will. Our second goal is to prevent regimes that sponsor terror from threatening America or our friends and...

...terrorist parasites who threaten their countries and our own. Many nations are acting forcefully. . . . But some governments will be timid in the face of...make no mistake about it: If they do not act, America will."l1 Macapagal-Arroyo's approach to terrorism is more circumspect. Following the attacks of September...

...greater detail: "Many nations are acting forcefully [to combat terrorism]. . . . But some governments are timid in the face of terror. And make no mistake about it: if they do not act, America will." Branding Iran, Iraq, and North Korea as members of an "axis of evil" that threatened American interests...

...January 2002, the comments of President Bush were extremely disquieting in this regard. He said:248 But some governments will be timid in the face of...mistake about it: If they do not act, America will. Our second goal is to prevent regimes that sponsor terror from threatening America or our friends and...

...United States would take to itself the right to intervene even without the support of other states: 'Some governments will be timid in the face of terror....mistake about it: If they do not act, America will.' 5. Finally, the United States had to 'prevent regimes that sponsor terror from threatening America...

...as a battlefield, and we must pursue them wherever they are." Hinting at unilateral action, he said, "Some governments will be timid in the face of terror....mistake about it: if they do not act, America will." He set forth two major objectives: first, to shut down terrorist camps, disrupt terrorist plans, and...

...events are a reminder that "we've been called to a unique role in human events." He also observed that "some governments will be timid in the face of terror....make no mistake about it: If they do not act, America will."41 Statements like these offered a domestic performance advantage. They communicated firmness...

...and the establishment of terrorist camps. . . . My hope is that all nations will heed our call. . . . But some governments will be timid in the face of...mistake about it: If they do not act, America will. The president then identifies three specific "regimes that sponsor terror" and so, horrifyingly, threaten...

...allies were poised to desert the United States, "indifferent" [as he put it) to the threats at hand. "Some governments will be timid in the face of terror. And make no mistake about it: if they don't act, America will," Bush declared. In the speech, the central planks of what would be called...

...terrorist parasites that threaten their countries and ours. Many countries are acting forcefully... But some governments will be timid in the face of terror. And make no mistake: if they do not act, America will act.' 3 Given America's reluctance to engage in a meaningful international...