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Senate Vote May be Tougher for Bush Administration to Take
Aired October 17, 2003 - 05:05 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The Senate vote may be tougher for the Bush administration to take since it followed a major victory on Iraq at the United Nations.
CNN's Bill Prasad has that for you.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JOHN NEGROPONTE, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO U.N.: The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously.
BILL PRASAD, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The vote 15 to 0. Even vocal opponents of the war -- Russia, France and Germany -- voted yes. In California, the president expressed his appreciation.
GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Today, I want to thank the U.N. Security Council for unanimously passing a resolution supporting our efforts to build a peaceful and free Iraq.
PRASAD: The resolution calls for an expanded role for the United Nations. It encourages members to send more troops to Iraq and contribute money to rebuilding the country.
COLIN POWELL, SECRETARY OF STATE: It certainly does assist, as we now go around and ask people to be generous, as the United States is planning to be generous.
PRASAD: In spite of the unanimous vote, Russia, Germany and France are not expected to provide military or economic assistance.
SERGEY LAVROV, RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO U.N.: Russia does not intend to send troops to Iraq and we have been saying this from the very beginning.
PRASAD: The resolution also calls for a speedy transfer of power to the Iraqis and calls on the Iraqi Governing Council to submit a timetable by mid-December for drafting a constitution and holding elections.
SEN. JOSEPH BIDEN (D-DW), FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE: This is the first, in my view, the first truly positive initiative since that statue of Saddam fell down in that square.
PRASAD (on camera): The resolution encourages the U.S. to leave Iraq soon and turn over power to the Iraqi people. With costs and casualties mounting, that day can't come sooner for the Bush administration. Bill Prasad, CNN, Washington.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: And you can read the text of the just passed U.N. resolution on Iraq on our Web site. Go to cnn.com, AOL keyword: CNN.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
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Aired October 17, 2003 - 05:05 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The Senate vote may be tougher for the Bush administration to take since it followed a major victory on Iraq at the United Nations.
CNN's Bill Prasad has that for you.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JOHN NEGROPONTE, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO U.N.: The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously.
BILL PRASAD, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The vote 15 to 0. Even vocal opponents of the war -- Russia, France and Germany -- voted yes. In California, the president expressed his appreciation.
GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Today, I want to thank the U.N. Security Council for unanimously passing a resolution supporting our efforts to build a peaceful and free Iraq.
PRASAD: The resolution calls for an expanded role for the United Nations. It encourages members to send more troops to Iraq and contribute money to rebuilding the country.
COLIN POWELL, SECRETARY OF STATE: It certainly does assist, as we now go around and ask people to be generous, as the United States is planning to be generous.
PRASAD: In spite of the unanimous vote, Russia, Germany and France are not expected to provide military or economic assistance.
SERGEY LAVROV, RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO U.N.: Russia does not intend to send troops to Iraq and we have been saying this from the very beginning.
PRASAD: The resolution also calls for a speedy transfer of power to the Iraqis and calls on the Iraqi Governing Council to submit a timetable by mid-December for drafting a constitution and holding elections.
SEN. JOSEPH BIDEN (D-DW), FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE: This is the first, in my view, the first truly positive initiative since that statue of Saddam fell down in that square.
PRASAD (on camera): The resolution encourages the U.S. to leave Iraq soon and turn over power to the Iraqi people. With costs and casualties mounting, that day can't come sooner for the Bush administration. Bill Prasad, CNN, Washington.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COSTELLO: And you can read the text of the just passed U.N. resolution on Iraq on our Web site. Go to cnn.com, AOL keyword: CNN.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
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