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Bush warns Syria against providing Saddam backers safe haven
T V Parasuram Washington |
April 12, 2003 09:50 IST
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The United States President George W Bush has warned Syria against providing Baath Party members or Saddam Hussein's family a safe haven on its soil.
"Syria just needs to know we expect full cooperation. If they [Saddam backers] are in their country, we expect the Syrian authorities to turn them over to the proper folks," Bush said after visiting the Walter Reed Army Medical Centre
and National Naval Medical Centre.
Visibly buoyed by the victories in Iraq, he said: "The priority of this campaign is to rid the Iraqi people of any vestiges of Saddam Hussein and his regime so we can not only free the people, but clear that country of weapons of mass destruction.
"I don't know the whereabouts of Saddam Hussein. I don't knlow if he is dead or alive. I do know...he is no longer in
power," Bush said.
He did not directly answer a question whether the world needs to see the weapons of mass destruction found and secured - the original justification for the war. "The war will end when (General) Tommy Franks says we have achieved our objective," he said.
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Sub: don't help saddam backers
It is so hurting and frustrating to see Mr Bush talk of freeing the iraqees and getting rid of "weapons of mass destructions". Where are ...
Posted by R S Rathaur
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Sub: Iraq War!!!!! n American, a face of Lie ''Bush''
"THE WAR WAS PLANNED SOME MONTHS AGO TO CHANGE THE REGIME OF SADDAM HUSSAIN, AND WE DONT HAVE ANYTHING REGARDING "MASS DESTRUCTION WEAPON".---- This is ...
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Sub: iraq war
i have alwaya felt that all Saddam was not a man who shud have been in power and should have been releived of his power ...
Posted by s hussain
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Sub: BU**SH**
Where are the weapons of mass destruction? Who had told bush, Iraquis want freedom? By this war, US has created more Saddams and Osamas. Who ...
Posted by TNK Das
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Sub: GOING TO IMPERIALISM
The action of Bush against Iraq is beginning of ANGREZI RAJ trend of 18th century when Britisher,French and Portugal went to various part of world ...
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