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RUMSFELD: America Wouldn't Move on Iraq Alone
Thursday, October 24, 2002
By Kathleen T. Rhem
American Forces Press Service

"There are dozens of countries who have supported the United States and are supporting the United States, and in the event something is decided, I can assure you there will be a large number of countries participating," Rumsfeld said.

WASHINGTON -- AFIS
Should President Bush decide military action against Iraq is necessary, the United States would not take such action alone, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today.

Speaking to CNN International's Jim Clancy, Rumsfeld called the international coalition fighting terrorism "breathtaking in its breadth and its depth." He noted Bush got 90 nations to cooperate in various ways. "It's the largest coalition in the history of humankind," Rumsfeld said.

He went on to add there's no reason such a coalition wouldn't again cooperate to move against Saddam Hussein should Bush and the United Nations deem it necessary.
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