Bush Says Worldwide Protests Won’t Change Approach to Iraq
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 � President Bush said today that he disagreed with the millions of antiwar protesters who turned out in 300 cities worldwide over the weekend, and he promised to press the United Nations Security Council to pass a new resolution intended to authorize war with Iraq.
“I respectfully disagree” with those who “don’t view Saddam Hussein as a threat,” Mr. Bush said at the White House, after a swearing-in ceremony for William H. Donaldson, the new chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. “We are working with our friends and allies to see if we can get a second resolution.”