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Interview of the President by Rai Italian Television
The LibraryJune 1, 2004 2:55 P.M. EDT Q Mr. President, it will be in a few days the anniversary ofthe D-Day. Italy and Europe are grateful to the United States for theliberation from fascism and the Nazism. But today, Europe and Americaare still divided about Iraq. When you go in Europe, there willcertainly be some demonstration against you. What is theresponsibility of this situation? THE PRESIDENT: Yeah, look, first of all, we share the same values-- we being America and Europe. And one of the values we share is thefreedom for people to express themselves. So I have no problem withpeople saying, I disagree. Matter of fact, I think it's a healthysign, and I think it's positive. Secondly, there are -- there is common agreement that Iraq must befree and peaceful. We had disagreements about the decision to enforcethe U.N. Security Council resolution, but there's common agreement inEurope with America that it's in the world's interest that Iraq be freeand peaceful. Today I just talked to the new Prime Minister and had a very goodconversation with him. And he said, thank you for giving us a chanceand thank you for standing with us. And when he said thank you, hewasn't talking just to me. He was talking to the Italian people, andthe American people, and the Brits, and all the people in our coalitionthat are now helping in Iraq. So I'm very upbeat and very -- as I head over to honor whathappened 60 years ago, I think we're now seeing unity to work towardcommon good today. And I'm looking forward to it. Q Yes, but some Europeans blame you for having kept them outof the decision to go to the war in Iraq. THE PRESIDENT: Yes. Q Do you think this is the real reason for presentdifficulties? THE PRESIDENT: Well, first of all, I don't see many difficulties.You mean in Iraq? Q In Iraq. THE PRESIDENT: Oh, in Iraq. Q And at the U.N., as well. THE PRESIDENT: Well, I think you'll see -- Q The ground and the -- THE PRESIDENT: Yes. No, I think you'll see in the U.N. there'sgoing to be common agreement. I think we'll get a new Security Councilresolution. Remember, 1441 -- at the Security Council, we votedunanimously to say to Saddam Hussein, disarm or face seriousconsequences; then it became clear he didn't disarm and didn'tdisclose; and so we had a debate about the definition of seriousconsequences. My attitude is, when you say something, you better do it. In otherwords, the world said, serious consequences, Mr. Hussein. And hadthere not been serious consequences, I think he would have beenextremely dangerous, and the United Nations would have been viewed asvery weak. And so, the United States, along with a lot of other nations,agreed that we must enforce serious consequences. But everybody had achance to participate, everybody had a chance, particularly on theSecurity Council, to say yes or no. But that is now behind us andthat's what is important for the people of your great country tounderstand. There is a better day ahead. Now, in terms of Iraq, it's tough. And the reason it's tough isbecause there are killers in that country who want to stop the march tofreedom. The worst thing they fear is free elections. But they're notgoing to stop us. That's what you've got to understand. We are notgoing to be intimidated by killers in Iraq, or anywhere else, for thatmatter. Q Some have said that you never admit to any shortcomings,much less failures. Looking back at the past year, do you haveanything to reproach yourself regarding what has gone wrong? Did youmake any mistakes? THE PRESIDENT: Listen, any time you go to war, circumstanceschange. And the fundamental question is, were we flexible enough tochange with the circumstances? And we have been. Could we -- this isall hypothetical, when you think about it. We are changing a countryfrom tyranny to freedom -- a country where people were brutalized,tortured, raped, killed, maimed, to a country which is going to governitself. And it has been hard work. A lot of things didn't happen that we thought might happen, the oilproduction, for example. We thought that would be blown up, and itwould cost the Iraqi citizens a lot of money. It wasn't. We thoughtthat people would go hungry, or there would be mass refugees -- neitherof which happened. What did happen is, is that we moved too quickly.Our troops stormed through to Baghdad and then it caused -- it enabledsome of the Saddam loyalists, some of them, to disperse. In otherwords, they didn't stay and fight. They ran off. They regrouped andcame back to fight. And I -- and our troops were given the flexibilityon the ground to deal with that. Now, I wish the Iraqi people had overwhelmingly said, thank you forcoming. I think they will. But some didn't. Some said, let's fightthem. Q But don't you think that now this new government could beenseen as a puppet government because there are a lot of elements closeto America? America gives them money? THE PRESIDENT: Well, we -- look, you're talking about the currentPrime Minister. Q Yes. THE PRESIDENT: And you bet we supported a group that he headed.We didn't support him; we supported his group. You know why? Becausehe wanted to get rid of Saddam Hussein. And the reason why he did isnot because of America. He wanted to get rid of Saddam Hussein becauseSaddam Hussein killed and tortured his fellow citizens. You rememberwhat Saddam Hussein is like. He was a tyrant. He was brutal. He hadtorture rooms. There was mass graves we discovered. I had the other day in the Oval Office seven men whose hands hadbeen cut off by Saddam Hussein. Q We have shown this picture. THE PRESIDENT: Have you? Good. Q Yes, we have. THE PRESIDENT: A very touching moment. Q Are you happy with this new government in Iraq? THE PRESIDENT: I am happy that Mr. Brahimi did what he said hewould do. The government was picked by the United Nations. Mr.Brahimi went under very difficult circumstances, and consulted with alot of people, and came up with what appears to be a very diversegovernment. Now, I have just spoken to the Prime Minister and the newPresident. And I told them two things: One, thank you for taking on avery difficult assignment, thank you for leading; and, two, America andour coalition will help you succeed, but it's up to you to succeed.You're in charge. And we will work with you to succeed. Q How much has the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib damagedthe American moral authority and credibility? THE PRESIDENT: Yes. Well, that's a very good question.Obviously, it was a shameful moment when we saw on our TV screens thatsoldiers took it upon themselves to humiliate Iraqi prisoners --because it doesn't reflect the nature of the American people, or thenature of the men and women in our uniform. And what the world willsee is that we will handle this matter in a very transparent way, thatthere will be rule of law -- which is an important part of anydemocracy. And there will be transparency, which is a second importantpart of a democracy. And people who have done wrong will be held toaccount for the world to see. That will stand -- this process will stand in stark contrast towhat would happen under a tyrant. You would never know about theabuses in the first place. And if you did know about the abuses, youcertainly wouldn't see any process to correct them. Q You will visit the Pope, as well, on June 4th. THE PRESIDENT: Yes, sir. Q The Vatican opposed the war, and now recommends: Lookforward and pay more attention to the religious and moral sensitivityof the Iraqi people. What's your opinion about this recommendation? THE PRESIDENT: Well, I can understand. Look, a lot of peopledidn't like the war. I understand that completely. And I don't likewar. But I'm the guy who has to decide, for our case, whether or not aSaddam Hussein would be a threat to peace, and made a very difficultdecision. After having tried all diplomacy, war was the last option. Secondly, I will tell the -- His Holy Father I appreciate hispositions -- he is a great man -- and that I look forward to workingwith the Iraqis to put in place the conditions so that human rightsprevail; something that didn't happen under Saddam Hussein. Lookingforward to the development of a society in which boys and girls can goto schools and not be filled with hateful propaganda, but withknowledge. I look forward to working with the health care workers inIraq so that people can get decent health care. I will assure His HolyFather that we will do everything we can to elevate the human conditionso that people can live in peace and freedom, and remind him that afree Iraq in the midst of the Middle East will serve as a great momentof change, will serve as an example for others to follow. You see,when the people in the Middle East see that a free society can exist inthe Muslim world, they'll demand the same thing. And free societiesare peaceful societies. Free societies are hopeful societies. And inthe long run, the best way to defeat terror is to promote freedom, andthat's what we're going to do. Q Last question. THE PRESIDENT: Sure. Q If you cannot succeed with the United Nations, do you havea plan B as an exit strategy in Iraq? THE PRESIDENT: We will succeed -- we will succeed with the UnitedNations. Q It's sure? THE PRESIDENT: I'm confident. I'm an optimist. I've talked tomost of the leaders on the Security Council. I've talked to theRussians, the Chinese, the Germans, the French, of course the Brits;and I know there is a consensus that we must work together for the goodof the Iraqi people. This isn't about America. This is about Iraq,and the citizens of Iraq who suffered under tyranny for so long. Andnow we have a chance to work together to promote a free society in apart of the world, by the way, that is desperate for free societies.And I know we'll succeed. I've got great faith in the future. Andhaving talked to the new leadership -- some of the new leadership inIraq -- I can tell you they share that same sense of destiny, the samegreat hope for their people. Q Thank you, Mr. President. THE PRESIDENT: Good to see you, sir. END 3:05 P.M. EDT Printer-Friendly Version Email this page to a friend Issues
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