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Bush May Submit Second Iraq Resolution to U.N. This Week

Aired February 17, 2003 - 09:39   ET

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PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: The Bush administration may submit a second Iraq resolution this week to the U.N. Security Council. Sources close to the process say he would likely declare Iraq in material breach of requirements to disarm.
Let's check in with Dana Bash, who is standing by outside the White House there, where you can see still see the wind kicking up.

Good morning, Dana.

DANA BASH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning.

Well, the president is taking that advice, that weather advice, he is staying home; but for him, he lives above the store. His home, of course, is here at the White House. He came back early yesterday by motorcade from Camp David.

It was a two and a half-hour drive a drive that takes about -- a trip that takes about 30 minutes by helicopter. And he did have to cancel one event today, one event celebrating Presidents' Day. It was supposed to be a speech at the Smithsonian Institute, but that was canceled because the museum is closed because of the storm.

But there is no let-up, Paula, in Mr. Bush's efforts in dealing with Iraq. He is going to have one event here at the White House.

He's hosting in the Oval Office the president of Latvia. He is a member what was Mr. Bush likes to call the Coalition of the Willing, somebody who has said that he backs the U.S. policy towards Iraq.

And meanwhile, administration and British officials are trying to work out language on another resolution, as you mentioned that could be offered this week at the United Nations. They're trying to work out the language, what exactly that would say. But they want to make clear that they do have the authority to use military action if they believe that is necessary.

And what they're trying to do over the next two weeks, according to one official, is keep the screws on the Security Council. Trying to perhaps require specific actions from Iraq to comply. And hopefully, they hope that in two weeks when Hans Blix, the chief weapons inspector gives his next report to Iraq, they hope -- to the Security Council I should say. They hope that it will be much more negative than it was last time, in terms of how Iraq is complying with the disarmament -- Paula. ZAHN: All right Dana, we'll leave there it so you can go in inside and get a little break from the weather. Thanks so much.

BASH: Thanks.

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Aired February 17, 2003 - 09:39   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: The Bush administration may submit a second Iraq resolution this week to the U.N. Security Council. Sources close to the process say he would likely declare Iraq in material breach of requirements to disarm.
Let's check in with Dana Bash, who is standing by outside the White House there, where you can see still see the wind kicking up.

Good morning, Dana.

DANA BASH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning.

Well, the president is taking that advice, that weather advice, he is staying home; but for him, he lives above the store. His home, of course, is here at the White House. He came back early yesterday by motorcade from Camp David.

It was a two and a half-hour drive a drive that takes about -- a trip that takes about 30 minutes by helicopter. And he did have to cancel one event today, one event celebrating Presidents' Day. It was supposed to be a speech at the Smithsonian Institute, but that was canceled because the museum is closed because of the storm.

But there is no let-up, Paula, in Mr. Bush's efforts in dealing with Iraq. He is going to have one event here at the White House.

He's hosting in the Oval Office the president of Latvia. He is a member what was Mr. Bush likes to call the Coalition of the Willing, somebody who has said that he backs the U.S. policy towards Iraq.

And meanwhile, administration and British officials are trying to work out language on another resolution, as you mentioned that could be offered this week at the United Nations. They're trying to work out the language, what exactly that would say. But they want to make clear that they do have the authority to use military action if they believe that is necessary.

And what they're trying to do over the next two weeks, according to one official, is keep the screws on the Security Council. Trying to perhaps require specific actions from Iraq to comply. And hopefully, they hope that in two weeks when Hans Blix, the chief weapons inspector gives his next report to Iraq, they hope -- to the Security Council I should say. They hope that it will be much more negative than it was last time, in terms of how Iraq is complying with the disarmament -- Paula. ZAHN: All right Dana, we'll leave there it so you can go in inside and get a little break from the weather. Thanks so much.

BASH: Thanks.

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