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New World Order
Aired April 12, 2003 - 05:37 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
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WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST (voice-over): (AUDIO GAP) anti-U.S. sentiment could reshape world politics. This weekend, Russian President Putin is hosting German Chancellor Schroeder and French President Chirac at their own summit.
VLADIMIR PUTIN, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): The result of the military action is well-known and regrettable.
SCHNEIDER: A little more than 50 years ago, Western Europe joined with the United States to form an anti-Soviet alliance. Could Europe and Russia now be coming together in an anti-American alliance?
Many Europeans see the U.S. as a rogue superpower and themselves as the only check on U.S. arrogance and recklessness. A Europe defined by anti-Americanism would be able to form an instant alliance with the Arab world.
The British are alarmed over:
TONY BLAIR, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: The concept of a world in which there are rival poles of power: the U.S. and its allies in one corner, France, Germany, Russia and its allies in the other.
SCHNEIDER: Tony Blair is trying to prevent it. He's pressuring President Bush to do the one thing that would undercut the new wave of anti-Americanism: push vigorously for a new peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians.
Bush seems to be responding.
GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: America is committed and I am personally committed to implementing our road map toward peace.
SCHNEIDER (on camera): There is also pressure from some quarters for the U.S. to go after other bad guys, like Syria and Iran. Polling shows that Americans are not eager for another war. They are eager for the U.S. to broker a new peace deal. Americans want to see Bush, the war president, become Bush, the peace president. Wouldn't that confound the world?
Bill Schneider, CNN.
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Aired April 12, 2003 - 05:37 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST (voice-over): (AUDIO GAP) anti-U.S. sentiment could reshape world politics. This weekend, Russian President Putin is hosting German Chancellor Schroeder and French President Chirac at their own summit.
VLADIMIR PUTIN, RUSSIAN PRESIDENT (through translator): The result of the military action is well-known and regrettable.
SCHNEIDER: A little more than 50 years ago, Western Europe joined with the United States to form an anti-Soviet alliance. Could Europe and Russia now be coming together in an anti-American alliance?
Many Europeans see the U.S. as a rogue superpower and themselves as the only check on U.S. arrogance and recklessness. A Europe defined by anti-Americanism would be able to form an instant alliance with the Arab world.
The British are alarmed over:
TONY BLAIR, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: The concept of a world in which there are rival poles of power: the U.S. and its allies in one corner, France, Germany, Russia and its allies in the other.
SCHNEIDER: Tony Blair is trying to prevent it. He's pressuring President Bush to do the one thing that would undercut the new wave of anti-Americanism: push vigorously for a new peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians.
Bush seems to be responding.
GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: America is committed and I am personally committed to implementing our road map toward peace.
SCHNEIDER (on camera): There is also pressure from some quarters for the U.S. to go after other bad guys, like Syria and Iran. Polling shows that Americans are not eager for another war. They are eager for the U.S. to broker a new peace deal. Americans want to see Bush, the war president, become Bush, the peace president. Wouldn't that confound the world?
Bill Schneider, CNN.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.
