US troops will enter Iraq 'no matter what'
2003-03-18 20:09
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Washington - The White House said on Tuesday that US-led troops will enter Iraq to hunt for weapons of mass destruction even if Saddam Hussein bows to a 48-hour ultimatum to avert war by going into exile with his sons.
"If Saddam were to leave, American forces, coalition forces, would still enter Iraq," spokesperson Ari Fleischer said a day and a half before the Thursday 03:00 (SA time)
deadline set by US President George W Bush expired.
Saddam rejected the ultimatum to quit and vowed to fight a US-led invasion.
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