Bush lays it on the line.

["Devine, James" <jdevine@xxxxxxx>]

The Onion * News In Brief * 11/14/2001

U.S. To Arab World: 'Stop Hating Us Or Suffer The Consequences'

WASHINGTON, DC- In a strongly worded ultimatum Tuesday, President Bush
warned the Arab world to "stop hating the United States or suffer the
consequences." "You have exactly 10 days to put aside your deep-rooted
resentment and rage toward America and learn to like us," said Bush in a
message broadcast live to 17 Arab nations via Al Jazeera. "If you fail to
comply, prepare to have the full might of the U.S. military brought down
upon you." Bush also threatened to carpet-bomb any Arab region whose
populace continues to be angry about America's longtime bombing campaign
against Iraq and the decade-long U.S. sanctions that have led to the
malnutrition deaths of tens of thousands of Iraqi children.