Meaningless Speeches

Speeches are given to inform a group of people about an important issue or a position that the speaker stands for. The speech is also suppose to be communicated effectively and the word choice should make sense. However, if the main focus of the speech is false information then there is no purpose of speaking. If your wondering what I am talking about, lets look at President Georg W. Bush's speech on the weapons of mass destruction.

In this speech the President talks about the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Although this topic is suppose to be one of the reasons we are at war, its funny how these weapons are yet to be discovered. President Bush also uses words that are unnecessary in his speech. For instance, in this part of his speech he states: " Many Americans have raised legitimate questions: about the nature of the threat; about the urgency of action -- why be concerned now; about the link between Iraq developing weapons of terror, and the wider war on terror. These are all issues we've discussed broadly and fully within my administration. And tonight, I want to share those discussions with you".

First of all, I think that President Bush should have been certain that there were weapons of mass desruction in Iraq. Second, it is unclear to me what President Bush meant by the "nature" of the threat. I also do not understand what a "wider" war is. I honestly think that some people do a little bit too much when they communicate with their audience. What is wrong with just saying, "the threat of terror" or "the war on terror". I think if speakers or writers use words like these than they should back them up with a definition or a sentence to explain what they mean. I hope that by reading this, people would just directly write what they mean instead of trying to sound very educated. Maybe the "wider" world can change the "nature" of writing.