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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Thank you. Please be seated. It’s my honor to welcome President Karzai back to the White House. Mr. President, Laura and I fondly remember your gracious... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
You’ve got a tough job—— |
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Karzai, Hamid - President
Yes, sometimes it is. |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
——and you’re showing a lot of strength and character. And we’re proud to call you ally and friend. I really am. We discussed how the Government... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
continue to help. Our allies are working on initiatives to help the Afghan people in building a free Afghanistan. And we discussed those initiatives.... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
The Afghan people know firsthand the nature of the enemy that we face in the war on terror. After all, just yesterday, Taliban gunmen assassinated Safia... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
a person who served her Government. She was a person who cared deeply about the future of the country. And, Mr. President, Laura and I and the American... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
And her loss shows the nature of this enemy we face. They have no conscience. Their objective is to create fear and create enough violence so we withdraw... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
I know that Taliban and Al Qaida remnants and others are trying to bring down your Government, because they know that as democratic institutions take... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
In recent months, the Taliban and other extremists have tried to regain control, mostly in the south of Afghanistan. And so we’ve adjusted tactics,... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Your people have rejected extremism. Afghan forces are fighting bravely for the future of Afghanistan, and many of your forces have given their lives,... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
The fighting in Afghanistan is part of a global struggle. Recently British forces killed a long-time terrorist affiliated with Al Qaida named Omar Farouq.... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Mr. President, as I told you in the Oval Office, our country will stand with the free people of Afghanistan. I know there’s some in your country who... |
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Karzai, Hamid - President
Wonderful. Great. |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
We discussed our efforts to help the Government deliver a better life. President Karzai said this about his aspirations—he said he ‘‘wants to... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
We’re helping you build effective and accountable Government agencies. We discussed different agencies in your Government and how best to make them... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
We’re helping you with a national literacy program. |
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Karzai, Hamid - President
Yes. |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
We understand that a free society is one that counts upon a educated citizenry. The more educated a populace is, the more likely it is they’ll be... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
We talked about the illegal drug trade. The President gave me a very direct assessment of successes in eradicating poppies and failures in eradicating... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Tomorrow President Karzai and President Musharraf and I will have dinner. I’m looking forward to it. It’s going to be an interesting discussion... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
peace and democracy in your region, Mr. President. I thank you for coming today. I’m looking forward to our discussion tomorrow evening. Welcome back... |
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Karzai, Hamid - President
Thank you very much, Mr. President. It’s a great honor to be in your very beautiful country once again, especially during fall with all the lovely... |
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Karzai, Hamid - President
I’m very grateful, Mr. President, to you and the American people for all that you have done for Afghanistan for the last 41⁄2 years, from roads... |
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Karzai, Hamid - President
Mr. President, I was, the day before yesterday, in the Walter Reed Hospital. There I met wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. And there also I met a woman... |
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Karzai, Hamid - President
We discussed today all matters that concern the two countries—the question of the reconstruction of Afghanistan, improvement for the reconstruction... |
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Karzai, Hamid - President
We also discussed the region around us, discussed our relations with Pakistan and the question of the joint fight that we have together against terrorism.... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Thanks. We’ll have two questions a side. We’ll start with Jennifer Loven [Associated Press]. |
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Thank you, sir. Even after hearing that one of the major conclusions of the National Intelligence Estimate in April was that the Iraq war has fueled... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Do you want to start? |
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Karzai, Hamid - President
Go ahead, please. [Laughter] |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
I, of course, read the key judgments on the NIE. I agree with their conclusion that because of our successes against the leadership of Al Qaida, the... |
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My question—— |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
What was that question? |
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Why is that declassification not—— |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Because I want you to read the documents, so you don’t speculate about what it says. You asked me a question based upon what you thought was in the... |
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Karzai, Hamid - President
Ma’am, before I go to the remarks by my brother, President Musharraf, terrorism was hurting us way before Iraq or September 11th. The President mentioned... |
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——from Voice of America. Mr. President, what is your strategy—your new strategy to fight against terrorism and also to deal with narcotics in... |
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Karzai, Hamid - President
All right. This was to me or to President Bush? Okay. Ma’am, there is no new strategy on the fight against terrorism. We are continuing the strategy... |
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Mr. President, sorry, do you think it’s working now the way it’s going? |
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Karzai, Hamid - President
It is absolutely working. We come across difficulties as we are moving forward, and that’s bound to happen. And we get over those difficulties; we... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Caren [Caren Bohan, Reuters]. |
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Thank you, Mr. President. Former President Clinton says that your administration had no meetings on bin Laden for 9 months after he left office. Is... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
You know, look, Caren, I’ve watched all this finger-pointing and naming of names and all that stuff. Our objective is to secure the country. And we’ve... |
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Thank you, sir. Mr. President, are you convinced, like President Bush, that the deal General Musharraf signed with the tribal leaders in Waziristan... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
It’s a four-part question. First of all, I didn’t—what was this person a spokesman for? |
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Counterterrorism chief in Europe. |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Some obscure spokesman? |
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No, actually, he has a name. |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Okay, he’s a got a name. [Laughter] Well, no, I don’t agree with the spokesman for the obscure organization that said that the international... |
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The tension between two allies—does this undermine the efforts of getting bin Laden? |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
No. No, it doesn’t. It’s in President Karzai’s interest to see bin Laden brought to justice. It is in President Musharraf’s interest to see... |
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Karzai, Hamid - President
I’ll be good. [Laughter] |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Yes. From my discussions with President Karzai and President Musharraf, there is an understanding that by working together, it is more likely that all... |
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Karzai, Hamid - President
On the question of Waziristan, ma’am, President Musharraf, when he was in Kabul, explained what they had done there. My initial impression was that... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Mr. President, thank you. |
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Karzai, Hamid - President
Thank you, sir. |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Well done. |