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President Bush Head to Thailand
Aired October 18, 2003 - 09:03 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.
SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN ANCHOR: And as we told you moments ago, President Bush is on his way to Thailand for the APEC economic summit. Earlier today, he was in the Philippines, where he put the spotlight on that country's efforts to fight terrorism. CNN's Maria Ressa joins us from Manila with more.
MARIA RESSA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Suzanne, President Bush left the Philippines about 20 minutes ago. As you said, he is on his way to Thailand. His last activity was a state dinner at the Malahanyang (ph) Palace. Those who attended said it was a festive mood there. In fact, dessert was chocolate mousse carved in the shape of cowboy boots festooned with white chocolate stars.
Earlier, before that, President Bush addressed the joint house of the Philippine congress. He was the first president to do so since Dwight Eisenhower did in 1960. He talked about the shared values, the shared history of the Philippines and the United States, the Philippines as America's former colony. He talked about shared values like democracy, and he talked about a common enemy in the global war on terror.
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GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Every nation in Asia and across the world now faces a choice. Nations that choose to support terror are complicit in a war against civilization. Nations that try to ignore terror and hope it will only strike others are deluding themselves, undermining our common defense and inviting a future of catastrophic violence.
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RESSA: This region is certainly aware of that. Indonesia, another stop on President Bush's six-nation tour, was actually in denial about the existence of terror networks for more than a year after 9/11. It was no coincidence that the worst terrorist strike since 9/11 happened in Bali in Indonesia, killing 200 people, followed 10 months by the attack on the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Jakarta, Suzanne.
MALVEAUX: Thank you very much.
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Aired October 18, 2003 - 09:03 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
SUZANNE MALVEAUX, CNN ANCHOR: And as we told you moments ago, President Bush is on his way to Thailand for the APEC economic summit. Earlier today, he was in the Philippines, where he put the spotlight on that country's efforts to fight terrorism. CNN's Maria Ressa joins us from Manila with more.
MARIA RESSA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Suzanne, President Bush left the Philippines about 20 minutes ago. As you said, he is on his way to Thailand. His last activity was a state dinner at the Malahanyang (ph) Palace. Those who attended said it was a festive mood there. In fact, dessert was chocolate mousse carved in the shape of cowboy boots festooned with white chocolate stars.
Earlier, before that, President Bush addressed the joint house of the Philippine congress. He was the first president to do so since Dwight Eisenhower did in 1960. He talked about the shared values, the shared history of the Philippines and the United States, the Philippines as America's former colony. He talked about shared values like democracy, and he talked about a common enemy in the global war on terror.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Every nation in Asia and across the world now faces a choice. Nations that choose to support terror are complicit in a war against civilization. Nations that try to ignore terror and hope it will only strike others are deluding themselves, undermining our common defense and inviting a future of catastrophic violence.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
RESSA: This region is certainly aware of that. Indonesia, another stop on President Bush's six-nation tour, was actually in denial about the existence of terror networks for more than a year after 9/11. It was no coincidence that the worst terrorist strike since 9/11 happened in Bali in Indonesia, killing 200 people, followed 10 months by the attack on the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Jakarta, Suzanne.
MALVEAUX: Thank you very much.
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