Gore Tells Iraqis Saddam Hussein ‘Must Be Removed’
WASHINGTON — Vice President Al Gore told Iraqi opposition leaders in a meeting Monday that Saddam Hussein stands in the way of Middle East peace and “must be removed from power.”
“I believe that there can be no peace for the Iraqi people and a genuine peace for the people of the Middle East so long as Saddam is in a position to brutalize his people and threaten his neighbors,” Gore told representatives of forces trying to topple the Iraqi president.
Immediately after his meeting with the Iraqis, Gore shifted gears for talks and an official dinner with Armenian President Robert Kocharyan.
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