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White House Reaction
Aired December 01, 2003 - 10:00 ET
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DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: We begin this hour with the latest from northern Iraq. That is where U.S. troops launched a massive counter- offensive in two simultaneous ambushes by Iraqi insurgents. U.S. military officials say at least 46 insurgents were killed.
We begin our coverage at the White House with our correspondent, Dana Bash.
Dana -- good morning.
DANA BASH, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Daryn.
And President Bush at this hour is heading to Michigan to add even more money to the already $100 million or more he's already raised for his re-election campaign. And also, he's going to talk up the positive news that the White House has been getting lately about the economy.
But on Iraq, as you noted, it was a deadly weekend there, and especially concerning for this White House because there were attacks on many of the members of the coalition that is on the ground to help the United States get Iraq back up and running and make the transition to democracy happen quickly, and certainly to help secure that country -- attacks on Spanish, Japanese and South Korean targets.
Now, President Bush did call Spain's Jose Maria Aznar over the weekend to express his condolences. And a senior official this morning tells CNN that they are heartened by the fact that there have been comments not only from Aznar, but also from Japan's prime minister and also South Korean's former minister, saying that they have resolve, that they do not intend to leave Iraq, and that they intend to continue to help in the reconstruction.
But certainly discussions will be going on between the White House and Bush officials and members of -- senior members of those countries' governments. As a matter of fact, Spain's foreign minister, Ana Palacio, is coming to Washington today. She is going to the State Department to meet with Colin Powell, and then she will make her way here to the White House to meet with the president's national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice -- Daryn.
KAGAN: All right, Dana, thank you for that.
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Aired December 1, 2003 - 10:00 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: We begin this hour with the latest from northern Iraq. That is where U.S. troops launched a massive counter- offensive in two simultaneous ambushes by Iraqi insurgents. U.S. military officials say at least 46 insurgents were killed.
We begin our coverage at the White House with our correspondent, Dana Bash.
Dana -- good morning.
DANA BASH, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Daryn.
And President Bush at this hour is heading to Michigan to add even more money to the already $100 million or more he's already raised for his re-election campaign. And also, he's going to talk up the positive news that the White House has been getting lately about the economy.
But on Iraq, as you noted, it was a deadly weekend there, and especially concerning for this White House because there were attacks on many of the members of the coalition that is on the ground to help the United States get Iraq back up and running and make the transition to democracy happen quickly, and certainly to help secure that country -- attacks on Spanish, Japanese and South Korean targets.
Now, President Bush did call Spain's Jose Maria Aznar over the weekend to express his condolences. And a senior official this morning tells CNN that they are heartened by the fact that there have been comments not only from Aznar, but also from Japan's prime minister and also South Korean's former minister, saying that they have resolve, that they do not intend to leave Iraq, and that they intend to continue to help in the reconstruction.
But certainly discussions will be going on between the White House and Bush officials and members of -- senior members of those countries' governments. As a matter of fact, Spain's foreign minister, Ana Palacio, is coming to Washington today. She is going to the State Department to meet with Colin Powell, and then she will make her way here to the White House to meet with the president's national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice -- Daryn.
KAGAN: All right, Dana, thank you for that.
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