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Wake-Up Call: One Vote Away
Aired March 13, 2003 - 06:10 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Well it seems that British proposal has some appeal, although the French again came out this morning and said they had no use for it. Still, the United States says it's now within one vote of getting a second U.N. resolution passed on Iraq.
We've placed a "Wake-Up Call" to our State Department producer Elise Labott -- good morning.
ELISE LABOTT, CNN STATE DEPARTMENT PRODUCER: Good morning -- Carol.
COSTELLO: So the United States now needs only one more vote, right?
LABOTT: Well that's right. Officials say they have received fresh issuances from some of those undecided countries, the African block, Guinea, Angola, Cameroon, and as well from Pakistan that they'll support the U.S. and vote in favor of the resolution. And that makes eight votes, one vote short of the nine it needs with no vetoes.
Now all eyes are focused on Chile and Mexico who remain on the fence. And, as you know of course, at one point Mexico's vote would have been a given, but ties have been strained a little bit with President Bush and Fox because of lack of progress on the immigration issue. And a likely French veto stills hangs all over this.
Yesterday, some very harsh criticism against French President Jacques Chirac. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher saying a promise to veto the resolution no matter what takes the pressure off Iraq to disarm, Carol, and sends the wrong signal.
COSTELLO: Yes, and France again came out this morning, Elise, and said that it had no use for that second U.N. resolution.
Wanted to ask you about the Spanish, because they are hinting this morning that the resolution may not even come to a vote.
LABOTT: Well the U.S. is also backing away from its determination after being adamant for days that President Bush would force a vote at the U.N. no matter what. Officials backing away and saying it's now possible that the U.S., Spain and Britain would not seek a resolution. So the reason being, France has promised to veto and everyone knows that a direct defiance of a Security Council resolution like that could have serious consequences for the future of the U.N. -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Elise Labott, thanks for waking up early with DAYBREAK.
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Aired March 13, 2003 - 06:10 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Well it seems that British proposal has some appeal, although the French again came out this morning and said they had no use for it. Still, the United States says it's now within one vote of getting a second U.N. resolution passed on Iraq.
We've placed a "Wake-Up Call" to our State Department producer Elise Labott -- good morning.
ELISE LABOTT, CNN STATE DEPARTMENT PRODUCER: Good morning -- Carol.
COSTELLO: So the United States now needs only one more vote, right?
LABOTT: Well that's right. Officials say they have received fresh issuances from some of those undecided countries, the African block, Guinea, Angola, Cameroon, and as well from Pakistan that they'll support the U.S. and vote in favor of the resolution. And that makes eight votes, one vote short of the nine it needs with no vetoes.
Now all eyes are focused on Chile and Mexico who remain on the fence. And, as you know of course, at one point Mexico's vote would have been a given, but ties have been strained a little bit with President Bush and Fox because of lack of progress on the immigration issue. And a likely French veto stills hangs all over this.
Yesterday, some very harsh criticism against French President Jacques Chirac. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher saying a promise to veto the resolution no matter what takes the pressure off Iraq to disarm, Carol, and sends the wrong signal.
COSTELLO: Yes, and France again came out this morning, Elise, and said that it had no use for that second U.N. resolution.
Wanted to ask you about the Spanish, because they are hinting this morning that the resolution may not even come to a vote.
LABOTT: Well the U.S. is also backing away from its determination after being adamant for days that President Bush would force a vote at the U.N. no matter what. Officials backing away and saying it's now possible that the U.S., Spain and Britain would not seek a resolution. So the reason being, France has promised to veto and everyone knows that a direct defiance of a Security Council resolution like that could have serious consequences for the future of the U.N. -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Elise Labott, thanks for waking up early with DAYBREAK.
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