World News Tonight Sunday
STORY SLUG: WORLD NEWS TONIGHT SUNDAY, PRESIDENT BUSH, ADDRESSING THE NATION, IRAQ, RESISTANCE CONTINUES, AFGHANISTAN, INCREASING AID, MIDDLE EAST, ISRAEL AND PALESTINE, HURRICANE FABIAN, BERMUDA STRUCK, AL QAEDA, STILL A THREAT?, HISTORIC FIREBOAT, SEPTEMBER 11TH
PRODUCER:ABC NEWS
INTERVIEWER:CAROLE SIMPSON (ABC NEWS)
INTERVIEWEES:
KEVIN BROCK (FBI, CINCINNATI, OHIO), DANNY RUBENSTEIN (HAARETZ), RESIDENT (MALE), UNITED STATES SOLDIER (MALE), CONDOLEEZZA RICE (NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER), ANNOUNCER, IMAM MOUHAMED NABIH TAKAZ (COLUMBUS ISLAMIC CENTER), DONALD RUMSFELD (SECRETARY OF DEFENSE), JOHN GASTON (VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT, SONESTA BEACH RESORT), PATRICK DAMURO (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, FBI, NEW YORK), LIEUTENANT JASON DEEL (4TH INFANTRY DIVISION, UNITED STATES ARMY), SERGEANT ROBERT SODEN (4TH INFANTRY DIVISION, UNITED STATES ARMY), JESSICA DULONG (ASSISTANT FIREBOAT ENGINEER), TIM IVORY (FIREBOAT ENGINEER), GENEVA BOWLING (FARIS' EX-WIFE), MICHAEL O'HANLON (BROOKINGS INSTITUTION), GHASSAN KHATIB (MINISTER OF LABOR, PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY), BILL BLAKEMORE (ABC NEWS), HILARY BROWN (ABC NEWS), JOHN BERMAN (ABC NEWS), MARTIN SEEMUNGAL (ABC NEWS), PIERRE THOMAS (ABC NEWS), RICHARD GIZBERT (ABC NEWS), TERRY MORAN (ABC NEWS), DICK SOLAY (FIREBOAT PASSENGER), COLIN POWELL (SECRETARY OF STATE), PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH (UNITED STATES), VOICE OF TRANSLATOR, FRANKLIN CALTRIDER (OHIO BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES)
TAPES:(1) 1
INTERVIEW DATE:09/07/03
TRANSCRIPT PRINT DATE:September 11, 2003
JOB TRACKING NUMBER:WK330907
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
WORLD NEWS TONIGHT SUNDAY
WORLD NEWS TONIGHT SUNDAY, PRESIDENT BUSH, ADDRESSING THE NATION, IRAQ, RESISTANCE CONTINUES, AFGHANISTAN, INCREASING AID, MIDDLE EAST, ISRAEL AND PALESTINE, HURRICANE FABIAN, BERMUDA STRUCK, AL QAEDA, STILL A THREAT?, HISTORIC FIREBOAT, SEPTEMBER 11TH
ABC NEWS CAROLE SIMPSON (ABC NEWS)
9/7/03
NUMBER OF TAPES: 1
TOTAL PAGES: 11
TAPE: 1...... B-ROLL: NONE...... PAGE: 1
TIMECODE: 18:30:02 THROUGH 18:58:09...... INTERVIEW DATE: 9/7/03
INTERVIEWEES: ANNOUNCER, TERRY MORAN (ABC NEWS), COLIN POWELL (SECRETARY OF STATE), PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH (UNITED STATES), CONDOLEEZZA RICE (NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER), MARTIN SEEMUNGAL (ABC NEWS), SERGEANT ROBERT SODEN (4TH INFANTRY DIVISION, UNITED STATES ARMY), VOICE OF TRANSLATOR, LIEUTENANT JASON DEEL (4TH INFANTRY DIVISION, UNITED STATES ARMY), RICHARD GIZBERT (ABC NEWS), DONALD RUMSFELD (SECRETARY OF DEFENSE), UNITED STATES SOLDIER (MALE), MICHAEL O'HANLON (BROOKINGS INSTITUTION), HILARY BROWN (ABC NEWS), DANNY RUBENSTEIN (HAARETZ), GHASSAN KHATIB (MINISTER OF LABOR, PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY), JOHN BERMAN (ABC NEWS), JOHN GASTON (VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT, SONESTA BEACH RESORT), RESIDENT (MALE), PIERRE THOMAS (ABC NEWS), KEVIN BROCK (FBI, CINCINNATI, OHIO), GENEVA BOWLING (FARIS' EX-WIFE), FRANKLIN CALTRIDER (OHIO BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES), IMAM MOUHAMED NABIH TAKAZ (COLUMBUS ISLAMIC CENTER), PATRICK DAMURO (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, FBI, NEW YORK), BILL BLAKEMORE (ABC NEWS), TIM IVORY (FIREBOAT ENGINEER), JESSICA DULONG (ASSISTANT FIREBOAT ENGINEER), DICK SOLAY (FIREBOAT PASSENGER)
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TRANSCRIPT INDEX
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SPEAKERS
ANNOUNCER...... 1, 6
BILL BLAKEMORE (ABC NEWS)...... 10-11
COLIN POWELL (SECRETARY OF STATE)...... 2, 5
CONDOLEEZZA RICE (NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER) 2
DANNY RUBENSTEIN (HAARETZ)...... 6
DICK SOLAY (FIREBOAT PASSENGER)...... 10
DONALD RUMSFELD (SECRETARY OF DEFENSE).. 4
FRANKLIN CALTRIDER (OHIO BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES) 9
GENEVA BOWLING (FARIS' EX-WIFE)...... 8
GHASSAN KHATIB (MINISTER OF LABOR...... 6
HILARY BROWN (ABC NEWS)...... 5-6
IMAM MOUHAMED NABIH TAKAZ (COLUMBUS ISLAMIC CENTER) 9
JESSICA DULONG (ASSISTANT FIREBOAT ENGINEER) 10
JOHN BERMAN (ABC NEWS)...... 7
JOHN GASTON (VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT 7
KEVIN BROCK (FBI...... 8
LIEUTENANT JASON DEEL (4TH INFANTRY DIVISION4
MARTIN SEEMUNGAL (ABC NEWS)...... 3-4
PATRICK DAMURO (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR...... 9
PIERRE THOMAS (ABC NEWS)...... 8-9
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH (UNITED STATES).. 2
RESIDENT (MALE)...... 7
RICHARD GIZBERT (ABC NEWS)...... 4-5
SERGEANT ROBERT SODEN (4TH INFANTRY DIVISION3
TERRY MORAN (ABC NEWS)...... 2
TIM IVORY (FIREBOAT ENGINEER)...... 10
UNITED STATES SOLDIER (MALE)...... 5
VOICE OF TRANSLATOR...... 4
A
Abbas...... 6
See Also
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas
ABC...... 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9, 11
See Also
ABC NEWS, ABC News Faris, ABC White House
ABC News...... 1, 4-5-6-7-8-9, 11
See Also
ABC News Faris
ABC News Faris...... 8
See Also
ABC, ABC News, Faris
ABC White House...... 3
See Also
ABC, White House
Afghanistan...... 2, 4-5, 9
Ahmad Qureia...... 5
See Also
Qureia
Aides...... 2
America...... 8-9
See Also
America Fights Back, Morning America
America Fights Back...... 9
See Also
America
American...... 2-3-4-5, 7-8
See Also
American Andy Roddick
American Andy Roddick...... 7
See Also
American, Roddick
Americans...... 3-4, 8
ANNOUNCER
Speaking...... 1, 6
April...... 8
Arafat...... 6
See Also
President Arafat, Yasser Arafat
Atlantic...... 7
B
Baghdad...... 2-3
Bermuda...... 6-7
Bill Blakemore...... 10-11
BILL BLAKEMORE...... 9
BILL BLAKEMORE (ABC NEWS)
Speaking...... 10-11
British Columbia...... 6
Brooklyn Bridge...... 8
Bush...... 2, 4
See Also
President Bush
BUSH...... 1
C
Canada...... 6
Carol...... 3
Carole...... 2, 11
See Also
Carole Simpson
Carole Simpson...... 2, 11
See Also
Carole
CAROLE SIMPSON...... 1
Category Three...... 7
Chicago...... 9
CIA...... 8
Cleanup...... 7
COLIN POWELL (SECRETARY OF STATE)
Speaking...... 2, 5
Columbus...... 8-9
CONDOLEEZZA RICE (NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER)
Speaking...... 2
D
DANNY RUBENSTEIN (HAARETZ)
Speaking...... 6
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld...... 4
See Also
Rumsfeld, Secretary
Detroit...... 9
DICK SOLAY (FIREBOAT PASSENGER)
Speaking...... 10
DONALD RUMSFELD (SECRETARY OF DEFENSE)
Speaking...... 4
E
Eastern...... 3, 11
F
Faris...... 8-9
See Also
ABC News Faris, Iyman Faris
FBI...... 6, 8
Forecasters...... 7
FRANKLIN CALTRIDER (OHIO BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES)
Speaking...... 9
Friday...... 7
G
Gaza Strip...... 5
Geneva Bowling...... 8
GENEVA BOWLING (FARIS' EX-WIFE)
Speaking...... 8
George Washington...... 10
GHASSAN KHATIB (MINISTER OF LABOR
Speaking...... 6
Gospel Tabernacle Church...... 7
Grand Slam...... 7
H
Hamas...... 5
Hamilton...... 7
Harvey...... 10
Hilary Brown...... 5-6
HILARY BROWN...... 5
HILARY BROWN (ABC NEWS)
Speaking...... 5-6
Historians...... 10
Hurricane Fabian...... 7
Hurricane Isabel...... 7
See Also
Isabel
Hussein...... 3
See Also
Saddam Hussein
I
IMAM MOUHAMED NABIH TAKAZ (COLUMBUS ISLAMIC CENTER)
Speaking...... 9
Increasing...... 5
INTRODUCTION...... 1
Iraq...... 1-2, 5
Iraqi...... 3-4
See Also
Iraqi Civil Defense Corps
Iraqi Civil Defense Corps...... 4
See Also
Iraqi
Iraqis...... 2-3
Isabel...... 7
See Also
Hurricane Isabel
Israel...... 5-6
Israeli...... 5
Iyman Faris...... 8-9
See Also
Faris
J
Jerusalem...... 5-6
JESSICA DULONG (ASSISTANT FIREBOAT ENGINEER)
Speaking...... 10
John Berman...... 7
JOHN BERMAN...... 6
John J...... 10
JOHN BERMAN (ABC NEWS)
Speaking...... 7
JOHN GASTON (VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT
Speaking...... 7
Juan Carlos Ferrero...... 7
K
Kabul...... 4
Karachi Internet...... 9
Karzai...... 5
See Also
President Hamid Karzai
Kelowna...... 6
KEVIN BROCK (FBI
Speaking...... 8
Khalid Shaik Mohammed...... 8
See Also
Mohammed
L
Laden...... 5, 9
Leeward Islands...... 7
LIEUTENANT JASON DEEL (4TH INFANTRY DIVISION
Speaking...... 4
London...... 5
Los Angeles...... 9
M
Manhattan...... 10
Martin Seemungal...... 3-4
MARTIN SEEMUNGAL...... 3
MARTIN SEEMUNGAL (ABC NEWS)
Speaking...... 3-4
Middle East...... 1-2, 5
Mohammed...... 8
See Also
Khalid Shaik Mohammed
Morning America...... 9
See Also
America
Motor Vehicles...... 9
N
NATO...... 4
New York...... 1, 8-9, 11
See Also
New York City
NEW YORK...... 1, 9
New York City...... 8
See Also
New York
Nightline...... 9
Normandy...... 10
O
Officials...... 4
Ohio...... 6, 8-9
See Also
Ohio Bureau
Ohio Bureau...... 9
See Also
Ohio
Osama...... 5, 9
Oslo Peace Accords...... 5
P
Pakistan...... 8-9
Palestinian...... 5-6
See Also
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas...... 5-6
See Also
Abbas, Palestinian, Prime Minister
Palestinians...... 1
Paris...... 8
PATRICK DAMURO (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Speaking...... 9
Peter Jennings...... 3, 9, 11
Pier...... 10
Pierre Thomas...... 8-9
PIERRE THOMAS...... 8
PIERRE THOMAS (ABC NEWS)
Speaking...... 8-9
President...... 1-2, 4, 6
See Also
President Arafat, President Bush, President Hamid Karzai
President Arafat...... 6
See Also
Arafat, President
President Bush...... 1-2
See Also
Bush, President
President Hamid Karzai...... 4
See Also
Karzai, President
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH (UNITED STATES)
Speaking...... 2
Prime Minister...... 6
See Also
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister Sharon
Prime Minister Sharon...... 6
See Also
Prime Minister
Q
Qaeda...... 5-6-7-8-9
Qureia...... 6
See Also
Ahmad Qureia
R
Regrettably...... 2
RESIDENT (MALE)
Speaking...... 7
Richard Gizbert...... 4-5
RICHARD GIZBERT...... 4
RICHARD GIZBERT (ABC NEWS)
Speaking...... 4-5
Road Map...... 6
Roddick...... 7
See Also
American Andy Roddick
Rumsfeld...... 4
See Also
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
S
Saddam Hussein...... 3
See Also
Hussein
Secretary...... 2
See Also
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
September...... 1, 8, 10
SERGEANT ROBERT SODEN (4TH INFANTRY DIVISION
Speaking...... 3
Sheikh Yassin...... 5
See Also
Yassin
Sonesta Hotel...... 7
Sources...... 8
Spain...... 7
State Powell...... 2
Sunday...... 1, 6
T
Taliban...... 4-5
TAPE...... 1
Tens...... 10
Tensions...... 1
Terry...... 2-3
See Also
Terry Moran
Terry Moran...... 2-3
See Also
Terry
TERRY MORAN...... 1
TERRY MORAN (ABC NEWS)
Speaking...... 2
Tikrit...... 3-4
Tim Ivory...... 10
TIM IVORY (FIREBOAT ENGINEER)
Speaking...... 10
TradeTowers...... 10
U
United States...... 5-6, 8
UNITED STATES SOLDIER (MALE)
Speaking...... 5
US...... 2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9
See Also
US Open Champion
US Open Champion...... 7
See Also
US
USS Abraham Lincoln...... 2
V
VOICE OF TRANSLATOR
Speaking...... 4
W
War II...... 10
White House...... 2
See Also
ABC White House
WORLD NEWS TONIGHT SUNDAY...... 1
Y
Yasser Arafat...... 5-6
See Also
Arafat
Yassin...... 5
See Also
Sheikh Yassin
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STORY SLUG: INTRODUCTION / WORLD NEWS TONIGHT SUNDAY: ABC NEWSTAPE 1 of 1 / PAGE: 1 of 11
INTERVIEWEES: ANNOUNCER, TERRY MORAN (ABC NEWS), COLIN POWELL (SECRETARY OF STATE), PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH (UNITED STATES), CONDOLEEZZA RICE (NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER), MARTIN SEEMUNGAL (ABC NEWS),...
TAPE NUMBER: 1
[SHOW: WK3]
[SLUG: INTRODUCTION]
[AIRDTE: 09/07/03]
[AIRTME: 18:30 - 19:00]
[ANCH: CAROLE SIMPSON]
[ANCHLOC: NEW YORK, NYUSA]
[STORY: WORLD NEWS TONIGHT SUNDAY]
[CORR: ]
[CORLOC: ]
[graphics: abc news]
[1]18:30:02CAROLE SIMPSON (ABC NEWS)
On "World News Tonight" this Sunday, President Bush speaks to the nation on Iraq and the war on terror. His first primetime address since May.
[1]18:30:13CAROLE SIMPSON (ABC NEWS)
Tensions accelerate in the Middle East with new threats from both sides, as the Palestinians jockey for power.
[1]18:30:21CAROLE SIMPSON (ABC NEWS)
ABC News begins a special series of exclusive reports on 9/11. Are we any safer now? Tonight, the terrorist next door.
[1]18:30:32CAROLE SIMPSON (ABC NEWS)
And saving the fireboat that helped so many on September 11th.
[1]18:30:42ANNOUNCER
From ABC News world headquarters in New York, this is "World News Tonight Sunday."
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[STORY: PRESIDENT BUSH]
[STORY2: ADDRESSING THE NATION]
[CORR: TERRY MORAN]
[CORLOC: WASHINGTON, DCUSA]
[1]18:30:48CAROLE SIMPSON (ABC NEWS)
(OC) Good evening, everyone. I'm Carole Simpson. President Bush will address the nation shortly in his first speech from the White House since the night the war in Iraq began. Tonight, the President faces growing criticism about his handling of the war against terrorism, its cost and the situation in Iraq. The President is expected to talk about all of this, as well as the fighting in Afghanistan and the conflict in the Middle East. ABC's Terry Moran joins us now from the White House. Terry, what does the President hope to achieve with his speech tonight?
[1]18:31:20TERRY MORAN (ABC NEWS)
(OC) Carole, this is going to be a tough speech tonight, another wartime address from a president who defines himself as a wartime President. Aides say Mr. Bush wants to change the tenor of the public discussion on postwar Iraq, and he wants to do that by arguing that success in Iraq is critical to success in the wider war on terrorism. He will say, in some excerpts we were handed a few minutes ago, he'll say, quote, "terrorists want to shake the will of the civilized world," and, quote, "Iraq is now the central front."
[1]18:31:51TERRY MORAN (ABC NEWS)
(VO) This afternoon, Mr. Bush took a break from preparing his speech to watch youngsters play baseball on the south lawn of the White House. The sunny scene contrasts sharply with his subject tonight. The violence in Iraq and the fitful reconstruction there will be his focus, according to Secretary of State Powell.
[1]18:32:11COLIN POWELL (SECRETARY OF STATE)
Are there still difficulties? Yes. Are terrorists trying to take advantage of this situation? Yes. Are we taking casualties? Regrettably, yes, but we're going to stay the course.
[1]18:32:20TERRY MORAN (ABC NEWS)
(VO) Aides say the president will speak directly to US allies, asking for more support and saying he is willing to move faster to shift power in Baghdad to Iraqis themselves, a key demand of many nations. He will also tell the American people that stabilizing Iraq will cost tens of billions of dollars more this year alone. It was just over four months ago that a triumphant Mr. Bush declared the mission accomplished in Iraq.
[1]18:32:47PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH (UNITED STATES)
Because of you, the tyrant has fallen and Iraq is free.
[1]18:32:53TERRY MORAN (ABC NEWS)
(VO) Since that day, more US troops have died in Iraq than died during the major fighting, and progress in setting up a new government in Baghdad has been halting at best. But the main goal of the president’s speech tonight, aides say, is to rally the country once again to the moralistic vision he has laid out for the war on terrorism and place Iraq squarely in that conflict.
[1]18:33:16CONDOLEEZZA RICE (NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER)
Iraq is a central battle in the war on terrorism, and the war on terrorism is against people who are against freedom and against civilization.
[1]18:33:26TERRY MORAN (ABC NEWS)
(OC) A grimmer tone has been creeping into the president’s remarks on postwar Iraq since that bright evening on board the USS Abraham Lincoln. And tonight the president will also ask for more sacrifices from the American people. He will say, Carol, "we will do whatever is necessary. We will spend what is necessary."
[1]18:33:45CAROLE SIMPSON (ABC NEWS)
(OC) Thank you. ABC White House correspondent, Terry Moran.
[1]18:33:51CAROLE SIMPSON (ABC NEWS)
(VO) We'll have much more on the president’s speech when Peter Jennings anchors live coverage of the address tonight at 8:30 Eastern time.
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[STORY: IRAQ]
[STORY2: RESISTANCE CONTINUES]
[CORR: MARTIN SEEMUNGAL]
[CORLOC: TIKRIT, IRAQ]
[1]18:33:58CAROLE SIMPSON (ABC NEWS)
(OC) The US military says it has captured a suspected Saddam Hussein loyalist alleged to have carried out a deadly grenade attack last month.
[1]18:34:06CAROLE SIMPSON (ABC NEWS)
(VO) That assault at a hospital north of Baghdad killed three US soldiers.
[1]18:34:11CAROLE SIMPSON (ABC NEWS)
(OC) American forces today also uncovered a stockpile of weapons in Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, where resistance to the US is especially strong.
[1]18:34:20CAROLE SIMPSON (ABC NEWS)
(VO) As ABC's Martin Seemungal reports, the goal there is to make Iraqis responsible for keeping the peace.
[1]18:34:30MARTIN SEEMUNGAL (ABC NEWS)
(VO) They are the newest troops on the block. Iraqi troops trained by US soldiers patrol the streets of Tikrit.
[1]18:34:39SERGEANT ROBERT SODEN (4TH INFANTRY DIVISION, UNITED STATES ARMY)
They're a little surprised that, you know, they're out on the streets doing what they're doing.
[1]18:34:45MARTIN SEEMUNGAL (ABC NEWS)
(VO) It is a dangerous mission. There have been a series of violent attacks in recent days and weeks in the Tikrit area against Americans and against Iraqis who are helping them. These new recruits are aware of the risks. "I want to protect my city," he says. "I don't want people to say the Iraqis are giving everything over to the coalition forces.” On their first patrol with American soldiers, they found a homemade bomb on the road.
[1]18:35:12MARTIN SEEMUNGAL (ABC NEWS)
(OC) It's by no means a major operation. It's more symbolic than anything else. After all, this is Saddam Hussein's hometown. People here are watching very closely.
[1]18:35:23MARTIN SEEMUNGAL (ABC NEWS)
(VO) Some on the street view the new Iraqi Civil Defense Corps as outright collaborators. Others see it as an important opportunity.
[1]18:35:31VOICE OF TRANSLATOR
It doesn't matter if they got trained by the Americans. It is still better to have an Iraqi. It's a step forward.
[1]18:35:39MARTIN SEEMUNGAL (ABC NEWS)
(VO) The Americans say it is already helping.
[1]18:35:43LIEUTENANT JASON DEEL (4TH INFANTRY DIVISION, UNITED STATES ARMY)
They can obviously speak their language, and they can, and they are more apt to come and tell them, versus they are to tell us because it is their own people out there.
[1]18:35:52MARTIN SEEMUNGAL (ABC NEWS)
(VO) But it is a long, slow process. Officials admit it will be at least six months before this 31-man platoon is ready to do the job alone. Martin Seemungal, ABC News, Tikrit.
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[STORY: AFGHANISTAN]
[STORY2: INCREASING AID]
[CORR: RICHARD GIZBERT]
[CORLOC: LONDON, ENGLAND]
[1]18:36:05CAROLE SIMPSON (ABC NEWS)
(OC) Now turning to Afghanistan, where regional warlords and a resurgent Taliban are an increasing threat. The Bush administration says it plans to significantly increase aid to the country, where as many as 9,000 US troops are deployed. This, as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited US and NATO troops in Afghanistan.
[1]18:36:26CAROLE SIMPSON (ABC NEWS)
(VO) More from ABC's Richard Gizbert.
[1]18:36:30RICHARD GIZBERT (ABC NEWS)
(VO) The defense secretary visited an American outpost in eastern Afghanistan, sharing a meal with some of the 9,000 US troops in the country. Then it was on to Kabul to share a podium with President Hamid Karzai. The US wants help from other countries to extend peacekeeping forces beyond the capital. But Rumsfeld said, ultimately the security of Afghanistan is up to the afghan people.
[1]18:36:53DONALD RUMSFELD (SECRETARY OF DEFENSE)
No country wants foreign forces in their country interminably.
[1]18:36:59RICHARD GIZBERT (ABC NEWS)
(VO) Yet Rumsfeld cannot hide the fact the situation in Afghanistan is getting worse. A resurgent Taliban has stepped up attacks against government targets, against US-led foreign forces and against aid workers who have abandoned large parts of the country.
[1]18:37:14UNITED STATES SOLDIER (MALE)
We're still catching Taliban out there, still trying to run them out of the caves and whatnot. And they're still trying to use terrorist attacks on us. I think it's still a very important job.