USA: CIA DIRECTOR JOHN DEUTCH REPORT ON SITUATION IN IRAQ

Описание: (5 Sep 1996) English/Nat

The C-I-A director John Deutch said Thursday that latest intelligence indicates Iraqi forces and tanks are withdrawing after a weekend assault on northern Iraq.

Deutch appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the US capital, Washington D.C.

There've been reports from one Kurdish faction that Iraq is helping a rival faction in a new offensive. But the Clinton administration says it has its doubts about those claims.

SOUNDBITE:
"I believe that the most recent action by Saddam Hussein in the region - which is you know the most recent intelligence indicates his troops have borderised and his tanks are withdrawing from Irbil and the northern Kurdish front, Kurdish internal front here has reminded us once again - when I say us I don't just mean the U-S government, I mean the states in the region and our allies elsewhere in the world that we are going to have to deal in a political way with the future of Iraq and making sure the people of Iraq get a democratic government. My answer to your question is I think that in the fullness of time we will see a great deal a greater discussion about ways of moving Iraq towards democracy. This most recent example of Saddam's aggression just indicates the importance of doing so"
SUPER CAPTION: John Deutch, CIA Director

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