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Comprehensive wrap of Blair-Bush talks on Iraq

(8 Sep 2002) Camp David, Maryland 1. Various of helicopter carrying British Prime Minister Tony Blair landing 2. Blair getting off helicopter 3. Blair, US President George Bush and First Lady Laura Bush walking past guard of honour to waiting media 4. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President "It is my honour to welcome the Prime Minister back to Camp David. I look forward to spending a good three hours talking to our friend about how to keep the peace. This world faces some serious threat - and threats - and we're going to talk about it. We're going to talk about how to promote freedom around the world. We're going to talk about our shared values of - recognizes the worth of every individual. And I'm looking forward to this time. It's awfully thoughtful of Tony to come over here. It's an important meeting, because he's an important ally, an important friend. Welcome." 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister "The point that I would emphasize to you is that the threat from Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction, chemical, biological, potentially nuclear weapons capability, that threat is real. We only need to look at the report from the International Atomic Agency this morning showing what has been going on at the former nuclear weapons sites to realize that. And the policy of inaction is not a policy we can responsibly subscribe to. So the purpose of our discussion today is to work out the right strategy for dealing with this, because deal with it we must." 6. Cutaway British flag 7. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President "This man is a man who said he was going to get rid of weapons of mass destruction. And for 11 long years, he has not fulfilled his promise. And we're going to talk about what to do about it. We owe it to future generations to deal with this problem, and that's what these discussions are all about." 8. Cutaway 9. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President (Q: Do you have any support from any other countries in the world, apart from Britain? And Mr. Blair, too.) "Yes. A lot of people understand that this man has defied every UN resolution - 16 US resolutions he's ignored. A lot of people understand he holds weapons of mass destruction." 10. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President "Thank you all." 11. Blair and Bush walk away Andrews Air Force Base, Washington 12. Tony Blair enters news conference after talks with George W. Bush 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister: "I have had several hours of talks with the President and the talks were excellent as you would expect and I think the key thing I have to say to you is we have a shared analysis, a shared determination to deal with the issue of weapons of mass destruction and a shared desire to deal with it on the basis of the broadest possible international support. This is a challenge not simply for America or for Britain but for the whole of the international community and the threat that the weapons of mass destruction held by Saddam Hussein's regime pose is a very real threat." 14. Wide of Blair 15. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister: 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister: Q: Did you discuss the evidence that both countries have got about the buildup of weapons in Iraq and how and that might be released and in what form? STORYLINE: Britain and the US now have a "shared strategy" for dealing with Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction, Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Saturday after three hours of talks with President George W Bush at his Camp David retreat. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...