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U.S. Seeks U.N. Help in Iraq
Aired September 03, 2003 - 15:31 ET
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KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: An SOS from the US of A. The White House turns the United Nations for help in Iraq. It's looking for more troops, more money, but still wants to be in charge.
CNN's senior United Nations correspondent, Richard Roth, here to fill us in -- Richard.
RICHARD ROTH, CNN SR. UNITED NATIONS CORRESPONDENT: U.S. Secretary of State Powell says it's time to look out on that political horizon and try to get help to the Iraqi people. The U.S. calling on other nations to contribute military forces and to rally around a proposed new resolution that is in its earlier stages here at the U.N., which would give the U.N. a bigger role, especially in the political and humanitarian fields.
Secretary of State Powell explaining what the U.S. role would continue to be.
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COLIN POWELL, SECRETARY OF STATE: (AUDIO GAP) play a dominant role, a dominant political role through the work of Ambassador Bremer and his coalition colleagues and a dominant role because of the size of the U.S. force presence that is there and the leadership we are providing to the effort.
But a dominant role doesn't mean the only role. There are many roles to be played and we believe that every peace-loving nation in the world every nation that would like to see a more stable Middle East, that would like to see a democracy arise in that part of the world would want to play a role.
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ROTH: Various nations from France to Mexico are saying the faster we can get sovereignty to the Iraqi people would help.
Here's the Security Council a few days ago. There's the Russian Ambassador Labrov. He's going to be a key player as the U.S. seeks support for this resolution. France, Germany opposed the war. So did Russia. And it's likely we will see some splits, some bruised feelings over what happened earlier in the year. But perhaps the volatile security situation, the bombing of U.N. headquarters will give new momentum for the U.S. to succeed in passage of this resolution -- Kyra. PHILLIPS: All right. Richard Roth from the U.N., thank you.
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Aired September 3, 2003 - 15:31 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: An SOS from the US of A. The White House turns the United Nations for help in Iraq. It's looking for more troops, more money, but still wants to be in charge.
CNN's senior United Nations correspondent, Richard Roth, here to fill us in -- Richard.
RICHARD ROTH, CNN SR. UNITED NATIONS CORRESPONDENT: U.S. Secretary of State Powell says it's time to look out on that political horizon and try to get help to the Iraqi people. The U.S. calling on other nations to contribute military forces and to rally around a proposed new resolution that is in its earlier stages here at the U.N., which would give the U.N. a bigger role, especially in the political and humanitarian fields.
Secretary of State Powell explaining what the U.S. role would continue to be.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
COLIN POWELL, SECRETARY OF STATE: (AUDIO GAP) play a dominant role, a dominant political role through the work of Ambassador Bremer and his coalition colleagues and a dominant role because of the size of the U.S. force presence that is there and the leadership we are providing to the effort.
But a dominant role doesn't mean the only role. There are many roles to be played and we believe that every peace-loving nation in the world every nation that would like to see a more stable Middle East, that would like to see a democracy arise in that part of the world would want to play a role.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ROTH: Various nations from France to Mexico are saying the faster we can get sovereignty to the Iraqi people would help.
Here's the Security Council a few days ago. There's the Russian Ambassador Labrov. He's going to be a key player as the U.S. seeks support for this resolution. France, Germany opposed the war. So did Russia. And it's likely we will see some splits, some bruised feelings over what happened earlier in the year. But perhaps the volatile security situation, the bombing of U.N. headquarters will give new momentum for the U.S. to succeed in passage of this resolution -- Kyra. PHILLIPS: All right. Richard Roth from the U.N., thank you.
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