2/5     It seems like Powell's presentation in the UN today is not as
        persuasive as that during the Cuban missle crisis.
        \_ cuz there are no missiles pointing at our heads?  no shit.
           it's not persuasive, and it's not going to be persuasive.
           the whole thing's a crock that's being powell-washed.
        \_ What kind of head-buried-in-the-sand ostrich are you?  Wake up.
           \_ somehow i'm guessing you were convinced *before* Powell
              made a presentation at the UN today, just as the above poster
              was already unconvinced.  Persuasive would imply that
              some people actually change their mind based on some new
              evindence or argument, not that people on both sides just
              dig in deeper.