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Global Reaction to What Bush is Saying About U.N. Weapons Report
Aired March 07, 2003 - 06:24 ET
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GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I hope he disarms. Or perhaps I hope he leaves the country. You hear a lot of talk from different nations around where Saddam Hussein might be exiled. That would be fine with me, just so long as Iraq disarms after he's exiled.
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HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Let's get global reaction now to what President Bush is saying and about the U.N. weapons report coming out this morning. CNN's international correspondent Christiane Amanpour is live in London and from Moscow, bureau chief Jill Dougherty.
We'll start our global look with Christiane in London -- good morning, Christiane.
CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Heidi.
And, of course, Hans Blix's report later today will shape some of the thinking on how we proceed from here. But certainly right now the U.S. and the U.K. camp making one last desperate pitch to get a resolution passed. The name of the game right now, who will win the six waverers or enough of them to put their resolution over the top.
The U.S., as I say, the U.K. trying to make one last pitch, potentially an ultimatum. France saying that even if there is an ultimatum, they will still oppose.
So what's going to happen? A high stakes game of poker. Will the U.S. and U.K. go to war without a resolution? Will France take the risky gamble of voting and vetoing a resolution if it should pass? And what will Russia do?
For that story, we go to Jill Dougherty in Moscow.
JILL DOUGHERTY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, there's a lot happening between Russia and the United States on Iraq. President Putin and President Bush speaking last night by telephone, a late night telephone call, for Mr. Putin, at least, about 1:00 a.m. He spoke with President Bush just before Mr. Bush started his news conference last night. And, again, Vladimir Putin saying what he has been saying for quite a long time, that there still is a chance for a political settlement. And also Russia this morning slightly opening the door to the possibility of maybe accepting that British proposal, that counter proposal on the second resolution. Giorgi Mametev (ph), who is a deputy foreign minister, saying that it depends on what the thrust is. He said if it's a way of just saying we can go ahead with war, forget it. But if it is a chance, perhaps, of having some type of peaceful settlement, then Russia, he said, could consider it -- back to you, Heidi.
COLLINS: All right, Moscow bureau chief Jill Dougherty, thanks so much.
Stay with CNN for an exclusive live interview with chief U.N. nuclear inspector Mohamed ElBaradei. That will be on Lou Dobbs's "Money Line" at 6:00 p.m. Eastern, 3:00 p.m. Pacific.
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Aired March 7, 2003 - 06:24 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I hope he disarms. Or perhaps I hope he leaves the country. You hear a lot of talk from different nations around where Saddam Hussein might be exiled. That would be fine with me, just so long as Iraq disarms after he's exiled.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Let's get global reaction now to what President Bush is saying and about the U.N. weapons report coming out this morning. CNN's international correspondent Christiane Amanpour is live in London and from Moscow, bureau chief Jill Dougherty.
We'll start our global look with Christiane in London -- good morning, Christiane.
CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Heidi.
And, of course, Hans Blix's report later today will shape some of the thinking on how we proceed from here. But certainly right now the U.S. and the U.K. camp making one last desperate pitch to get a resolution passed. The name of the game right now, who will win the six waverers or enough of them to put their resolution over the top.
The U.S., as I say, the U.K. trying to make one last pitch, potentially an ultimatum. France saying that even if there is an ultimatum, they will still oppose.
So what's going to happen? A high stakes game of poker. Will the U.S. and U.K. go to war without a resolution? Will France take the risky gamble of voting and vetoing a resolution if it should pass? And what will Russia do?
For that story, we go to Jill Dougherty in Moscow.
JILL DOUGHERTY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, there's a lot happening between Russia and the United States on Iraq. President Putin and President Bush speaking last night by telephone, a late night telephone call, for Mr. Putin, at least, about 1:00 a.m. He spoke with President Bush just before Mr. Bush started his news conference last night. And, again, Vladimir Putin saying what he has been saying for quite a long time, that there still is a chance for a political settlement. And also Russia this morning slightly opening the door to the possibility of maybe accepting that British proposal, that counter proposal on the second resolution. Giorgi Mametev (ph), who is a deputy foreign minister, saying that it depends on what the thrust is. He said if it's a way of just saying we can go ahead with war, forget it. But if it is a chance, perhaps, of having some type of peaceful settlement, then Russia, he said, could consider it -- back to you, Heidi.
COLLINS: All right, Moscow bureau chief Jill Dougherty, thanks so much.
Stay with CNN for an exclusive live interview with chief U.N. nuclear inspector Mohamed ElBaradei. That will be on Lou Dobbs's "Money Line" at 6:00 p.m. Eastern, 3:00 p.m. Pacific.
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