Vanderbilt Television News Archive

(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.

(White House: David Gregory) An apparent split between President Bush, Great Britain, & the U.N. over how to deal with Iraq featured; details given of the belief of British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan that the U.N. weapons inspectors need more time while Bush appears to be pushing for war. [BUSH – states he is “sick & tired” of games & deception.] [ANNAN – says the Council is not talking about war.] [White House press secretary Ari FLEISCHER – says smoking guns can be hidden.] [Former deputy national security adviser Jim STEINBERG††- suggests the US needs to show its evidence that Iraq is hiding weapons.] Key dates in the countdown to war noted.

(Studio: Tom Brokaw) Report introduced.

(Pentagon: Jim Miklaszewski) More deployments of troops to the Persian Gulf region featured; details given about the administration’s reasons for wanting to begin the war soon; scenes shown from Savannah, Georgia, San Diego, California, and Fort Hood, Texas. [Foreign policy expert Michael O’HANLON†- comments on the effect on troops’ morale of being in the desert environment for long periods of time.] [EXPERT‡- comments on losing the support of Arab allies if we don’t go to war this year.]